Brent gained $1.44 to $65.04 a barrel, WTI was up 89 cents at $59 a barrel.

The U.S. current account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, narrowed by $8.0 billion, or 5.9 percent, to $128.2 billion in the second quarter of 2019, according to statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The revised first quarter deficit was $136.2 billion.

Brent crude oil daily average prices were 9% lower in second-quarter 2019 than in second-quarter 2018 and averaged $68 per barrel

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that U.S. wind capacity additions in both 2019 and in 2020 will be near the annual record level of additions set in 2012.

Министр энергетики Российской Федерации Александр Новак, заместитель председателя Европейской комиссии Марош Шефчович и Министр энергетики и экологии Украины Алексей Оржель провели трехсторонние консультации в формате Российская Федерация – Европейский Союз – Украина по вопросу транзита российского газа через территорию Украины европейским потребителям после 2019 года.

China needs to foster new drivers of growth to address productivity challenges, intensify reforms and promote greater innovation in the economy, according to a new report jointly released by China’s Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), China’s Ministry of Finance and the World Bank Group (WBG).

Azerbaijan's economy is continuing to recover from a banking crisis and recession. Real GDP growth reached 1.4 percent in 2018 and 2.4 percent in the first half of 2019, supported by increases in natural gas production and activity in the services sector.

Petronas Profit After Tax (PAT) rose 9.0 per cent to RM28.9 billion, from RM26.6 billion in the corresponding period last year. The improved results were delivered on the back of higher revenue, but the increase was partially offset by higher product costs.

Строительство "Турецкого потока" начинается, во время честной и открытой процедуры государственная компания из Саудовской Аравии стала исполнителем проекта. Пока некоторые нас спрашивали об отношениях с соседями, с Россией, с Саудовской Аравией, сегодня был подписан договор. 90% труб для "Турецкого потока" уже доставлено в Болгарию из России, и уже завтра мы начнем развозить их по трассе, финансирование обеспечено, 308 км газопровода будет построено до конца января 2020 года

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the world’s largest single-site project to generate renewable energy. It will have a capacity of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 with investments of AED 50 billion. It is based on the independent power producer (IPP) model. This model contributed to world record prices for solar energy projects. According to a study published by Japan's Nikkei Asian Review, the UAE's interest in renewable energy production has contributed to its global cost reduction. Through its projects, the solar park will accelerate the shift towards adopting and using solar energy.

Brent crude LCOc1 was up 7.7% since last Friday’s close, the biggest weekly rise since January. The front-month November contract was at $64.88 a barrel, up 48 cents, by 1113 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 rose 59 cents to $58.72 a barrel, set to post a gain of over 7% for the week.

Climate Investment Platform Targets Increase in Flow of Capital to Clean Energy Projects

Energy ministers from across Central Asia committed their countries to collaborating on meeting the United Nations' seventh Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which pledges 'affordable and clean energy' by 2030. The meeting is the first time they have come together to discuss the region's common energy challenges.

In a statement today at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York, nine multilateral development banks (MDBs) announced plans to increase the global climate action investments they support each year to US$ 175 billion by 2025.

U.S. Rig Count is down 18 rigs from last week to 868, with oil rigs down 14 to 719, gas rigs down 5 to 148, and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 1. Canada Rig Count is down 15 rigs from last week to 119, with oil rigs down 11 to 82 and gas rigs down 4 to 37.

Минприроды России произвело оценку запасов полезных ископаемых в натуральном и стоимостном измерениях по итогам 2018 года и их изменений относительно результатов оценки по итогам 2017 года.

Total U.S. petroleum demand of 21.5 mb/d was highest for any month since August 2005; Improved infrastructure helped increase supply and lower prices; Highest U.S. petroleum exports (8.1 mb/d) for the month of August; and Total inventories increased year-on-year for the ninth consecutive month.

Отдельной темой состоявшихся переговоров стали планы консорциума инвесторов, включая Роснефть по дальнейшему развитию компании Nayara Еnergy. Консорциум рассматривает возможность увеличения объема переработки на НПЗ Вадинар в два раза. На первом этапе участники консорциума берут на себя обязательства в ближайшие два года инвестировать 850 млн долл. в строительство нефтехимического производства.

Real economic growth in the UAE, as estimated by Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, exhibited Y-o-Y growth of 2.2 percent in Q2 -2019, lower than in the previous quarter. The bank expects national economy to grow 2.4 pc in 2019, driven by faster growth in the non-oil sector.

After stalling last year, global capacity additions of renewable power are set to bounce back with double-digit growth in 2019, driven by solar PV’s strong performance,