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The India-based Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is looking to buy a stake in the Russian firm managing the Sakhalin-1 project, while Japan is holding talks with stakeholders to decide on the project, according to Reuters. Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement to transfer operations …

Italian oil and gas company Eni has started production from two gas fields in Algeria to meet the surging gas demand in the European market. The two fields are related to the Berkine Sud contract that was signed in December 2021 between Algeria state-owned oil company Sonatrach and Eni. In …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to transfer operations of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in the Russian Far East to a new operator, reported Bloomberg News. The move would result in American energy firm Exxon Mobil’s final withdrawal from Russia and would give authority to the …

QatarEnergy has selected France’s TotalEnergies as its first international partner in the North Field South (NFS) liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project in Qatar. As per the agreement terms, TotalEnergies will effectively hold a 9.37% stake in the 16 million tons per annum (Mtpa) NFS project. QatarEnergy intends to offer …

Italy’s Eni has signed a deal to acquire BP’s upstream business in Algeria, including stakes in two gas-producing concessions, for an undisclosed sum. The deal covers BP’s 45.89% stake in the ‘In Amenas’ concession and a 33.15% interest in the ‘In Salah’ concession. Eni expects the acquisition to strengthen its …

As a result of Russian gas supply cuts, Europe may face several winters of gas shortages, according to Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden. Van Beurden also warned that Russia’s tightening grip on gas supplies to Europe might cause high power bills and electricity rationing this winter. Russian gas supply …

According to operator data, gas flows from Russia to Europe through some major pipelines remained steady, although low, on Tuesday. Physical flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany were 14,604,119 kilowatt hours per hour (kWh/h) from 7:00 to 8:00 CET, consistent with levels reported on Monday …

The European Union (EU) is considering imposing oil imports ban on Russia by the end of 2022, reported Reuters citing two EU diplomats. A decision on the proposed measures on Russia is expected to be announced during a meeting of bloc’s ambassadors scheduled in the coming week. The ban, if …

Germany and Norway are weighing options to build a hydrogen pipeline to reduce their reliance on Russia for energy supplies in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, reported Bloomberg News. The move is said to in response to recent threat by Russia that it could consider closing the main …

The US government has imposed a ban on crude oil imports from Russia in the light of its invasion of Ukraine. After a close consultation with allies and partners around the world, US President Joe Biden ordered import ban on Russian crude oil and certain petroleum products, LNG, and coal …