Western sanctions have begun to take a toll on Moscow’s petroleum output.
Brent crude, the world benchmark, gained 1% on the day.
The limited changes will allow Chevron Corp to negotiate its licence with the state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela.
Surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant raised fears new curbs may hit fuel demand.
Commercial oil stocks in the United States last week decreased by 4.5 million barrels.
The NSDC presented an open system for monitoring state subsoil.
Governments around the world, including most recently Britain and Norway, have tightened restrictions to stop the spread of the Omicron variant.
The report shows that electricity will play a more significant role in satisfying energy needs.
Oil prices dipped on Friday but were still on track to their biggest weekly gain since late August.