Russia and the US continue to clash over the future of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, with Moscow hitting out at calls from Washington for the creation of a “coalition” of nations aimed at blocking completion of the project. A little over 150 km of Nord Stream 2 remains …
Read More »Russia’s Crude Production Projected to Recover to Record Level only in 2023
Production of oil and gas condensate in Russia is projected at 507.4 mln tonnes in 2020, a 9.5% decrease compared with 2019, whereas gas output is expected to drop by 6.4% to 690.8 bln cubic meters, according to the country’s social and economic development for 2021 and the planned period …
Read More »Russia Sees Oil Output Rising after OPEC+ Deal Expires in 2022
Russia expects its oil production to increase after the current OPEC+ deal on output curbs runs its course in April 2022, data from the economy ministry published on Saturday showed. Russia, which the ministry expects to produce 507.4 million tonnes of oil this year, is seen increasing its production over …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Eyes Global Helium Market
After the Amur Gas Processing Plant (GPP) in the east of Russia, which is 66% complete, reaches its full capacity, Gazprom will a major player in the international helium market, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller said on September 23. At the GPP, the multi-component gas extracted from the …
Read More »Russia Slams US Attempts to Forge Coalition against Nord Stream 2
Russia rejects US attempts to oppose the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project by forging a coalition of project opponents, Spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova noted on Wednesday. “We condemn calls for forging a certain coalition against the pipeline, wherein German and other companies have already made multi-billion …
Read More »Oil Demand Returning to Pre-Crisis Levels in Second-Half 2021
The chief executive of Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft said he expects global oil consumption to return to pre-crisis level in the second half of 2021, slightly later than the energy ministry’s forecast for the second quarter. Speaking at a conference – first large-scale industry event since Russia scrapped public …
Read More »Iran to Build New Power Plant with Russian Cooperation
Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Tuesday that the new contractor selected by Russia for the Sirik 1400-MW power plant has also been endorsed by Iran, noting that the construction operation is expected to start within weeks. Speaking to IRNA, Ardakanian said that Russian side finally decided to change …
Read More »Gazprom Resumes Pumping Gas Through Power of Siberia after Preventive Maintenance
Pumping gas through the Power of Siberia pipeline, which supplies gas to Russian consumers in the Far East and China, resumed on Tuesday after scheduled maintenance work, Gazprom said. “Scheduled maintenance work on the Power of Siberia gas pipeline has been completed. Gas transportation, as planned, has been resumed today …
Read More »Global Oil Inventories are in Decline
Global inventories of crude oil declined by 45 million barrels in August after a 34-million-barrel reduction in July, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in a TV interview, Oilprice reported. “Reserves accumulated in the 2nd quarter are gradually shrinking, and we see that July and August were the first two …
Read More »Hope for Completing Nord Stream 2 Is Fading
The EU’s relations with Russia in connection with the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline are unlikely to improve in the future. Therefore, the approach to this project should be changed, said the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen, reports the newspaper Les Echos. “Russia’s …
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