The Chinese economy largely needs an increase in natural gas supplies from Russia, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Viktor Zubkov told TASS on Wednesday, adding that the Russian gas producer is ready to satisfy that ever-growing demand. “Consumption on the Chinese gas market increases every two years …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 Construction to Be Completed In 2021
The controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project will definitely be completed this year, Viktor Zubkov, chairman of the board of directors of Russia’s gas giant Gazprom, said on Friday. “The active work is underway, with quite a bit remaining to be done,” Zubkov told reporters, as carried by …
Read More »Gazprom’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions down by 14% in 2020
Gazprom has been working consistently for many years to reduce its environmental impacts and increase energy efficiency. In 2020, Gazprom implemented the planned environmental protection measures and achieved its corporate environmental targets. In 2020, the company reduced the emissions by 16 million tons of CO2 equivalent (14 %) against the …
Read More »Gazprom to Advance Hydrogen Production Tech
The company noted that many countries view hydrogen energy as an area essential for the implementation of national low-carbon development strategies. At the same time, hydrogen is a secondary energy source, i.e. additional energy is required to produce it, which has an effect on its cost price. However, the company …
Read More »Gazprom Starts Selling Carbon-Neutral LNG in Europe
Royal Dutch Shell and Russian state-controlled oil and gas company Gazprom concluded the first carbon-neutral LNG delivery in Europe, they said. It was also Gazprom’s first foray into the emerging carbon-neutral LNG segment. The LNG was delivered to Shell’s Dragon LNG import terminal at Waterston, Wales. The move follows various …
Read More »Poland Admits Nord Stream 2 Will Likely Be Finished as US Vows to Continue Pressure on Pipeline
Poland along with several other European nations and the US has long been opposed to the project. The latter claims the pipeline would be “divisive” for Europe and suggested they buy liquified natural gas from America or elsewhere. All things indicate that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will be completed …
Read More »Gazprom Makes First Delivery of Carbon-Neutral LNG to Europe
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday it had delivered its first carbon-neutral shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe. Gazprom said its shipment of Russian LNG, which it said was made carbon neutral by offsetting emissions resulting from its production and transport, had been delivered to Royal Dutch …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Aims to Double Liquefied Natural Gas Exports by 2025
Russian energy giant Gazprom said it exported 7 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2020, and is planning to double annual sales by 2025, Pavel Sedov, the head of LNG exports at Gazprom Export, said. Sedov added that Gazprom is still a rather small LNG enterprise, but the …
Read More »Gazprom’s Exports to Europe Fell by 12% in 2020
Russian energy giant Gazprom on Monday (15 February) announced a drop in its exports to Europe in 2020, when prices and demand in the energy industry collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gazprom, which includes Turkey in Europe, said its European exports fell by 12.1% in 2020 year-on-year, down to …
Read More »Danish Segment of Nord Stream 2 Construction can be Completed in April
Laying of the pipeline segment of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Danish territorial waters is planned to be completed in April 2021, department head of Gazprom Anton Demchenko said at a teleconference with investors on Tuesday. “Construction of the gas pipeline in Danish waters continues. This is the main …
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