Today's headlines on the Daily Brief include:

* Proposed U.S. sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will target subsea construction vessel operators;

* Exxon has prevailed over New York in its climate change lawsuit;

* A giant oil find in Mexico won’t be a miracle cure for an ailing Pemex;

* Saudi Arabia isn’t counting on an oil price rise in its 2020 budget.

Today we’ll also have a quick chat with Ben Schuler, CEO of Infinitum Electric, who has just closed a funding round with Chevron Technology Partners, and others, as part of Chevron’s carbon-reduction program.