Creating a gas hub would be beneficial for all the parties: Russia, Turkey, Europe and Azerbaijan, Head of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Viktor Zubkov told the press behind the scenes of Eurasian Economic Forum in Baku, RIA Novosti reported. “Everybody benefits from it – Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Europe, …
Read More »Biden: Russia would be Making Serious Mistake to Use Tactical Nuclear Weapon
US President Biden on Tuesday warned Russia against using a tactical nuclear weapon amid concerns Moscow may be creating a pretext to escalate the war in Ukraine, The Hill reported. “Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake for it to use a tactical nuclear weapon,” Biden told reporters after …
Read More »Qatar Urges to Depoliticize Oil and Gas
Oil and gas trade must be depoliticized, Saad al-Kaabi, energy minister and head of Qatar’s state energy company, said this, calling on politicians to abandon sanctions and agreements against the free market, Reuters reported. Kaabi’s comments came ahead of a meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Egypt …
Read More »Iran and Gazprom Create Roadmap for Fields
Iran and Gazprom have created a roadmap on fields, there are several working groups, Iranian Deputy Petroleum Minister Ahmad Asadzadeh said. “Another area is the development of fields in Iran. This is one of the topics in the agreement. We have created a roadmap with Gazprom, we have several working …
Read More »Europe’s Current Energy Crisis is not a One-Winter Story
Reduced energy supply due to sanctions against Russia and Moscow’s closure of key pipeline gas export routes will force Europe to fight for oil and gas wells after the coming winter, as the current crisis is not a story for one winter, analysts at consultancy Energy Aspects said. Europe will …
Read More »French Energy Minister: All French Nuclear Reactors will be Restarted by Winter
French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said Friday that French electricity giant EDF has pledged to restart all of its nuclear reactors by this winter to help the country overcome a broad energy crisis exacerbated by the situation around Ukraine, AP reported. Pannier-Runacher said the government is taking steps to avoid …
Read More »Gas Prices in Europe Rise above $2,800 per 1,000 Cubic Meters
The price of gas in Europe during trading on Monday rose above $2,800 per 1,000 cubic meters for the first time since the beginning of March, continuing to grow against the backdrop of reports about the suspension of supplies via Nord Stream for three days from August 31 due to …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to Raise Oil Prices for Asian and US Customers in September
Saudi Arabia will raise the price of exported oil for buyers from the US and Asian countries in September, Dow Jones reported citing a press release from state company Saudi Aramco. The price of Arab Light, the main grade supplied to Asia, will increase by $0.5 a barrel. As a …
Read More »US Boost Its LNG Supplies to Europe amid Ukraine War
The war in Ukraine has changed the direction of energy supplies around the world, and one result is that the United States is now sending more gas to Europe by sea than Russia by pipeline, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing ICIS data. Since 1967, Gazprom’s pipelines in western Siberia …
Read More »EU Close to Gas Rationing Deal amid Fears of Cutting off Gas Supplies from Russia
The European Union’s proposal to countries to reduce gas demand by 15% will not be enough to survive the winter in the face of continued cuts in Russian gas supplies. This was stated by the Minister of the environment of Ireland, Eamon Ryan, Reuters reported. Fifteen percent will probably not …
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