Energy: 1. Nigeria will set the official selling price for its January Qua Iboe crude oil at a premium of $1.29 per barrel over Brent crude. 2. Russian oil transport company Transneft expects its oil shipments to remain stable in 2026. 3. India's

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Energy: 1. Nigeria will set the official selling price for its January Qua Iboe crude oil at a premium of $1.29 per barrel over Brent crude. 2. Russian oil transport company Transneft expects its oil shipments to remain stable in 2026. 3. India's Reliance Industries has resumed importing crude oil from Russia to supply its Jamnagar refinery. 4. Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended the deadline for ExxonMobil's sale of its stake in the Sakhalin-1 project to January 1, 2027. 5. Serbian oil company PDVSA received a temporary extension from the US. 6. Saudi government data: Saudi merchandise exports grew by 11.8% in October, with oil exports increasing by 4.0%. Precious Metals and Mining: 1. CATL's Yichun Jianxiawo lithium mine is expected to resume production around the Spring Festival. 2. Workers at Glencore's copper mine in Chile are preparing to strike if mediation fails. 3. The main palladium futures contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange hit its daily limit down, marking its first time hitting the limit down since its listing. Agriculture: 1. Thailand's Ministry of Commerce: Thailand's rice exports in November increased by 7.5% year-on-year.