Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Russia’s Move in European Gas Markets

Russia sees a silver lining in the oil price collapse—it now believes that the oil price war will help it win the war for natural gas market share in Europe. Russia’s gas giant Gazprom, the single largest supplier of natural gas to Europe, has watched with apprehension the growing volumes …

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Russia Is Out of Control

Russia is out of control. All of a sudden, it has launched an oil price war, even though it is unrealistic that the Kremlin can defeat Saudi Arabia and the United States in such a contest. Saudi Arabia’s population is one-fifth of Russia’s, while holding equivalent international currency reserves. The …

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Poland to Supply US Gas to Ukraine

Poland will transport 6 to 8 billion cubic meters of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to Ukraine in a deal that will help reduce Ukraine’s dependence on Russian gas. The deal should begin delivering the required natural gas in two to three years but much depends on the …

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Gas Prices will Remain Low over the Next Two Years

Fitch Ratings has trimmed its natural gas price forecasts both for the U.S. and European benchmarks on the back of “very large” market oversupply, Kallanish Energy reports. “Current prices in Europe and Asia rarely cover the half-cycle cash costs – that include variable operating costs and transport to Europe – …

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Arak Nuclear Plant Producing Heavy Water 24/7

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announced in a statement on Sunday that the Arak Heavy Water Complex is producing heavy water with maximum capacity around the clock even during the New Year holidays. The statement by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran stressed that the Arak Heavy Water Complex …

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