Brent edged up 3 cents, or 0.04%, to $79.38 a barrel , WTI were down 9 cents or 0.12% to $74.16 a barrel.

U.S. Rig Count is down 4 from last week to 780, Canada Rig Count is up 7 from last week to 202.

Dry natural gas production in 2022 to set an annual record in the United States, averaging 98.0 Bcf/d.

In Germany, coal mines have been reopened, and nuclear power stations scheduled to be decommissioned been given an extended lease of life. Nearly all EU countries, very dependent on Russian oil and gas, have been scrabbling like crazy to find alternative sources, all at rising prices and growing difficulties in finding supplies.

The special importance of joint energy projects, primarily in the gas industry, was emphasised. Following the recent talks in Istanbul by Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller the discussion continued of the initiative to create a regional gas hub in Turkiye.

За первые восемь месяцев 2022 года экспорт российской нефти в Индию вырос до 16,35 млн т, уже летом Россия вышла на второе место по отгрузке нефти в Индию. Увеличились также поставки нефтепродуктов и угля.

По состоянию на 1 декабря 2022 г. объем ФНБ составил 11 389 507,9 млн рублей, что эквивалентно 186 486,4 млн долл. США,

The Arctic weather is the first real test of Europe’s resiliency this season as it faces a historic energy crisis, with Russia curbing gas supplies to the region.

Brent were down 38 cents, or 0.4%, at $75.72 a barrel, WTI was at $70.76 a barrel, down 26 cents, or 0.3%.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), today announced the closing of a $2.5 billion loan to Ultium Cells LLC to help finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan.

NNL said it has been working on this endeavor since 2009, when its researchers first discovered that americium-241, an alternative to Pu-238, is produced during the radioactive decay of used fuel from nuclear reactors and that it emits power for more than 400 years.

Despite Russia slashing gas deliveries this year, Europe has averted a severe shortage and started the winter with brimming gas storage tanks

Export loadings of Russian crude averaged 3.02 million b/d in the week ending Dec. 11, little changed from the week before and in line with the November average of 3.07 million b/d

Countries led by Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark are calling for a cautious approach, while a group including Belgium, Italy, Greece and Poland is pushing for a more aggressive tool to contain gas prices.

Brent rose $1.33, or 1.7%, to $79.32 per barrel, WTI gained $1.15, or 1.6%, to $74.32.

NIF scientists readily acknowledge that the facility was not designed with commercial fusion energy in mind—and many researchers doubt that laser-driven fusion will be the approach that ultimately yields fusion energy.

Ведётся масштабная работа по поручению Президента РФ по строительству перспективных площадок ГЭС и ГАЭС. «На площадке Министерства была создана рабочая группа. По итогам проработки было рассмотрено 13 перспективных проектов строительства новых ГЭС совокупной установленной мощностью 6,5 ГВт и 7 проектов ГАЭС НА 7 ГВт», – сообщил замглавы Минэнерго.

В середине ноября стало известно, что Индия намерена в два раза нарастить объем торговли с Россией, а переход на расчеты в национальных валютах должен стать для этого дополнительным стимулом.

The programs, funded with $3.7 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help accelerate private-sector investment, spur advancements in monitoring and reporting practices for carbon management technologies, and provide grants to state and local governments to procure and use products developed from captured carbon emissions.

The present installed nuclear power capacity comprises of 22 reactors with a total capacity of 6780MWe. In addition, one reactor, KAPP-3 (700MWe) has recently been connected to the grid.