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						Equinor expects fundamentals behind European gas rally to remain
						 Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL) expects the fundamentals driving the current high price of natural gas in Europe to remain in place during the coming autumn and winter seasons, Chief Financial Officer Ulrica Fearn told an energy conference on Wednesday. 
 
						Putin calls for launch of regular cargo shipments via northern sea route next year
						 President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should start regular container shipments via the Northern Sea Route across its northern flank from Vladivostok to St Petersburg next year. 
 
						German court says EU rules apply to Nord Stream 2 pipeline
						 The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not exempt from European Union rules that require the owners of pipelines to be different from the suppliers of the gas that flows in them to ensure fair competition, a German court ruled on Wednesday. 
 
						Germany says further sanctions against Russia must target right people
						 Further sanctions against Russia need to target the right people, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday, adding that cancelling the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would merely push Russia closer to China. 
 
						UPDATE 1-Russia says it has paid Belarus full compensation for tainted oil -RIA
						 Russia’s ambassador to Belarus said on Wednesday that Moscow had fully compensated Minsk for the 2019 contaminated oil crisis, Russian news agencies reported, a statement that Belarus subsequently questioned. 
 
						Most OPEC+ producers oppose Feb output increase - sources
						 Most OPEC+ oil-producing countries oppose plans to increase output from February as winter lockdowns to contain the coronavirus choke demand, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters on Monday. 
 
						Worried about weak oil demand, OPEC pledges action
						 OPEC and allied producers on Monday pledged action to support the oil market as concerns mounted that a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will hobble demand and an earlier plan to raise output from next year would further depress prices. 
 
						Oil down 3% after Trump gets coronavirus and economies wobble
						 Oil prices fell 3% on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, roiling risky assets, and as rising global crude output threatens to overwhelm the market’s weak recovery. 
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