The 13-nation OPEC cartel and its 10 Russian-led allies of oil-exporting countries will debate a cut of up to two million barrels a day it ships to the global economy.
The frontrunner in the Tory leadership contest will hold her first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning and use it to unveil her ideas for combating rising energy bills.
Russia s Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs to Germany under the Baltic Sea, was due to reopen today after planned maintenance works left it out of action for several days.