MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan crept 0.4% higher to a fresh two-week peak, led by a 1.3% gain in Australia where an expansionary budget lifted stocks.

Brent crude futures fell 30 cents, or 0.7%, to $42.35 a barrel, WTI crude oil futures declined 42 cents, or 1%, to $40.25 a barrel.

The emergence of large-scale North American LNG exports has made it easier for low-cost US gas to reach Asia’s LNG importing markets.

In 2019, China was the largest coal producer in the world, with an output of 3,691 Mt, followed by India (769 Mt) and the United States (640 Mt).

UOKiK said its own investigation had shown that Gazprom, France's Engie, Austria's OMV, Shell, and Germany's Uniper and Wintershall Dea had concluded a number of agreements regarding financing for Nord Stream 2 without having first obtained its approval to establish a joint venture for the project.

Myanmar began its first LNG imports in June using small-scale vessels to supply emergency power projects that helped alleviate electricity shortages around the densely populated city of Yangon.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 0.5 million barrels to 492.9 million barrels.

The U.K. Treasury is looking at having “a portion of equity from the government being invested” as a way of backing nuclear energy, Energy Minister Kwsai Kwarteng said on a panel at the ruling Conservative Party conference.

France's economic growth rebounded 16%,

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.4%

Brent rose 59 cents, or 1.4%, to $42.58 a barrel, WTI added 45 cents, or 1.1%, to $40.40.

По состоянию на 1 октября 2020 г. объем ФНБ составил 13 733 051,0 млн. рублей, что эквивалентно 172 342,8 млн. долл. США,

The total number of jobs lost for the broader category of "clean energy" totaled over 477,862 at the end of September.

Despite the large drop in 2020, global primary energy demand is forecast to continue growing in the medium- and long-term, increasing by a significant 25% in the period to 2045.

To be installed in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Gruissan in Aude department, EolMed is one of four floating wind projects awarded by the French state in 2016.

Britain's GDP rose by 2.1% from July,

The Nikkei 225 Index ended 0.12% lower at 23,619.69 on Friday.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed unchanged at 6,102.2 after flitting between small gains and losses throughout the session.

Brent was up 16 cents at $43.50 a barrel, WTI rose 14 cents to $41.33.

U.S. Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 269, Canada Rig Count is up 5 from last week to 80