Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday he had invited other BRICS countries – Brazil, India, China and South Africa – to take part in joint oil and gas projects in the Arctic. In a speech at a meeting of energy ministers from the group of major emerging economies, …
Read More »Russian Natural Gas Exports to Europe Recovering from Coronavirus Energy Slump
Germany has become the largest consumer of Russian gas in Europe after it increased exports of the blue fuel more than twofold in one month, fresh data from Russian customs shows. Russia pumped over 3.2 billion cubic meters of gas to its largest European trade partner in August, TASS reported, …
Read More »Gazprom Discovers New Gas Deposit Discovered on Yamal Shelf
A new gas deposit was discovered at the Leningradskoye field of the Yamal gas production centre, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has said. As a result of drilling and testing of an exploratory well, commercial gas inflow was obtained with a flow rate of about 600,000 cubic metres per day, Gazprom …
Read More »Gazprom Sees European Gas Glut in 2021, Blames U.S. LNG
Russian gas giant Gazprom expects excess supplies in Europe’s natural gas market to continue in 2021, the head of the company’s exporting arm said on Monday, blaming exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States. Gazprom has seen its share of the European gas market, where it makes …
Read More »Russia Says Poland’s Nord Stream 2 Fine was to “Please Washington”
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday that a decision by Poland to impose a hefty fine on Gazprom for its part in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project was taken to please Washington, Interfax news agency reported. Poland on Wednesday fined the Russian gas giant more than …
Read More »Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan Agree to Form Joint Shipping Line
A shipping line will be established between the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan as agreed by the relevant authorities of the four countries, an Iranian official announced. Deputy CEO of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization for Ports and Economic Affairs Farhad Montaser Koushari said that …
Read More »Rosneft Develops Cooperation with Japanese Suppliers
Rosneft Oil Company has held a seminar on the organisation of the company’s procurement activities in the format of a video conference. The event was attended online by representatives of more than 20 leading Japanese suppliers and contractors. The seminar was arranged as subject to the agreements achieved at the …
Read More »Russia Remains China’s Top Oil Supplier
Russia was the biggest exporter of crude oil to China last month, for the 2nd month in a row, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs data. Saudi Arabia came 2nd, but its exports to the world’s top importer fell by 300 % in August, Oilprice analysed. Russia shipped 1.37 million bpd …
Read More »Russia Sees Long Way to Recovery for Global Crude Oil Market
Russia expects a long and gradual revival of the oil market after the pandemic this year crushed energy demand across the world. “The recovery won’t be fast, it will take quite a while before the pre-crisis levels can be reached,” Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Sunday. In 2020, on …
Read More »Russia Supports Renewable Resources-Based Economy Concept
Russia supports the concept of the Closed Carbon Cycle Economy based of renewable resources, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak sais on Sunday at a meeting of Group of Twenty energy ministers. “I would like to thank, first of all, Saudi Arabia for high-quality presidency and offering a G20 energy agenda, …
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