Global oil demand increased by 900 kb/d y-o-y in 3Q19, the strongest annual growth in a year. Nearly three-quarters of the growth occurred in China.

The government sources said the carbon price would now increase annually, hitting 55 euros in 2025.

Brent 17 cents or 0.3% to $65.39 a barrel, WTI was up 10 cents or 0.2% to $60.17 a barrel.

Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) hit the $2 trillion target sought by de-facto Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday as its shares racked up a second day of gains, despite some scepticism about the state-owned oil firm’s value.

As with many industries, the expectations for distribution power companies are that they either hold their operating costs flat year over year, or that they reduce their O&M expenditures each year.

Technology continues to grow in its importance in all industries, including the utility sector. Utilities face special challenges as they try to meet increasing demands from customers, regulators, and a market that’s becoming increasingly diverse.

Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 49,000 b/d month-over-month in November from 9,084 to 9,133 thousand barrels/day, gas production to increase 263 million cubic feet/day from 84,930 to 85,193 million cubic feet/day .

BP and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) signed a definitive agreement relating to the formation of their new Indian fuels and mobility joint venture. This follows the initial heads of agreement signed in August this year.

While toilets and indoor plumbing are taken for granted in developed countries, in the developing world — India, parts of Africa or Southeast Asia — it’s not a given.

South Korea will shut up to 15 coal-fired power plants for a period of three months starting December to curb air pollution, which impacted imports in November.

total global debt (public plus private) reached US$188 trillion at the end of 2018, up by US$3 trillion when compared to 2017

Four projects aimed at building up Uzbekistan's technical capacity, human resources, developing nuclear infrastructure, and strengthening nuclear and radiation safety have been approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) board of governors. The Central Asian country aims to have two nuclear power reactors in operation by 2030.

U.S. industrial production and manufacturing production both rebounded 1.1 percent in November after declining in October

Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) has completed, through its subsidiary Aramco Overseas Company B.V. (AOC), the acquisition of 17% of Hyundai Oilbank from Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings, for approximately US$1.2 Billion. The completion follows receipt of all necessary regulatory consents and approvals.

“Отношения между Россией и Ираном планомерно развиваются, следуя курсу руководства наших стран. Наши лидеры находятся в постоянном контакте. Благодаря выстроенному конструктивному диалогу мы достигли существенного расширения взаимовыгодного российско-иранского взаимодействия в различных областях торгово-экономического сотрудничества, включая энергетику”,

Особое внимание было уделено сотрудничеству в сфере энергетики, в том числе проекту нефтепродуктопровода «Пуэнт-Нуар – Лутете – Малуко-Трешо», работе российских нефтегазовых компаний АО «Зарубежнефть» и ПАО «ЛУКОЙЛ», перспективам взаимодействия в области электроэнергетики, а также сотрудничеству в области атомной энергетики.

Средняя цена на нефть Urals с 15 ноября по 14 декабря 2019 года составила $64,54119 за баррель

Дмитрий Тимофеев указал, что США злоупотребляют статусом доллара как основной резервной и расчетной валюты. Поэтому основные меры в сфере противодействия санкциям, над которыми работает Правительство Российской Федерации, направлены на снижение зависимости российской экономики от доллара за счет перехода на расчеты в национальных валютах. "Ориентируемся на создание системы стимулов, которая будет способствовать переходу юридических лиц, банков на использование альтернативных валют, что позволит снизить уязвимость", - сказал он.

Kazakhstan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected at 4.0% for 2019, before easing to 3.7% in 2020,

Brent dropped 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $65.69 a barrel, WTI fell 52 cents, or 0.9%, to $60.42 per barrel.