Energy:
1. Peru's state-owned oil company, Petronas, strongly denied reports of bankruptcy plans in a statement.
2. Sources: Russia's budget revenue from natural gas exports this year is likely to be lower than in 2024.
3. US Interior Secretary: Due to national security concerns, the leasing of five offshore wind power projects under construction will be suspended.
4. India's crude oil production in November fell 3.2% year-on-year, coal production rose 2.1% year-on-year, steel production rose 6.1% year-on-year, and electricity production fell 2.2% year-on-year.
5. Kazakhstan's National Atomic Energy Corporation: Kazakhstan's National Atomic Energy Corporation reached an agreement with Kansai Electric Power to supply uranium to Japanese nuclear power plants.
6. Data analytics firm Kpler stated that Myanmar is expected to resume liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports next year. The country received half a shipload of LNG last month, ending a more than four-year hiatus in LNG imports.
Precious Metals and Mining:
1. Gold jewelry prices at several domestic gold shops have reached 1400 yuan/gram.
2. The Shanghai Gold Exchange issued a notice regarding continued strengthening of recent market risk control measures. 3. Spot silver broke through the $70/ounce mark, with a year-to-date increase of 142%.
4. The Statistics Bureau of Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan did not export any gold last month.
5. Holdings of the world's largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Trust, increased by 12.02 tons from the previous day, currently standing at 1064.56 tons.
6. Holdings of the world's largest silver ETF, iShares Silver Trust, increased by 533.01 tons from the previous day, the largest single-day increase since January 2023, currently standing at 16599.25 tons.
