Hungary is once again threatening to water down the European Union’s sanctions regime against Russia by insisting that nine people be removed from a list of restrictive measures imposed on more than 1,300 individuals and 170 entities during several rounds of action in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. …
Read More »EU Gas Supplies to Ukraine Fall 28.3% in 2022
Natural gas deliveries to Ukraine from European Union countries fell 28.3% to 1.836 billion cubic meters in 2022 from 2.562 bcm in 2021, Ukrainian media reported, citing data published by Ukraine’s Gas Transmission System Operator (GTSOU). This included 735.9 mcm delivered to underground storage facilities at the “customs warehouse” in …
Read More »Europe’s Warm Winter may not be such Good News for Energy
The last month has been a month of celebration in the European Union. Gas demand is down because of the unusually warm weather. As a result, prices are down, and the crisis, according to analysts, appears to be averted. The problem is that some of those analysts are adding the …
Read More »Europe Imports of U.S. Diesel, Gasoline to Hit 2-Year High
Europe’s imports of diesel and gasoil from the United States is on track to reach a two-year high this month, data from Vortexa shows. In December, Europe’s U.S. loadings for diesel and gasoil reached 660,000t, according to Vortexa data cited by Argus. It was the highest amount headed to Europe …
Read More »Gazprom Reduces Gas Pumping to the EU through Ukraine
Today, on January 6, the gas pumping by Gazprom to the European Union countries through Sudzha gas metering station (GMS) on the Russian-Ukrainian border will amount to 35.5 million cubic meters. Thus, in less than a week, the export figure has decreased by approximately 7.8 million cubic meters, Kommersant writes. …
Read More »US Energy Giant ExxonMobil Sues EU to Block New Windfall Tax
US energy giant ExxonMobil has sued the EU to block the new windfall tax, which are levied on large profits of oil and natural gas companies. ExxonMobil argued that its challenge is only against “the counter-productive” windfall profits tax, and not any other elements of the EU’s package to reduce …
Read More »EU Restrictions on Import of Russian Oil to Trigger Demand Spike for Azerbaijani Crude
The EU’s embargo on Russian oil will trigger demand spike for Azerbaijani crude from the European countries, Philipp Lausberg, Policy Analyst in the Europe’s Political Economy program at the European Policy Centre (EPC) told Trend. “The EU’s embargo on Russian oil will increase European demand for oil from other countries. …
Read More »EU Restrictions on Import of Russian Oil to Trigger Demand Spike for Azerbaijani Crude
The EU’s embargo on Russian oil will trigger demand spike for Azerbaijani crude from the European countries, Philipp Lausberg, Policy Analyst in the Europe’s Political Economy program at the European Policy Centre (EPC) told Trend. “The EU’s embargo on Russian oil will increase European demand for oil from other countries. …
Read More »Russia Threatens to Reduce Oil Production by 700,000 Barrels in 2023
Russia may reduce its oil output by 500,000-700,000 bpd in early 2023 in response to the G-7 price cap on the nation’s crude exports, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. “We are ready to partially cut our production early next year,” he said in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV …
Read More »New EU Rule could Transform Global Metal Manufacturing
Global metal manufacturing is already set to change in 2023. Indeed, the European Council and European Parliament recently reached a provisional agreement over the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This would impose new tariffs on materials from carbon-intensive industries imported into the 27-member bloc. According to members of the Committee …
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