The European Union firmly opposes unilateral sanctions and threats of sanctions by the United States, as they affect the interests of European companies, including Nord Stream 2 and Turkstream gas pipelines. Such measures go against the international law, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said …
Read More »Russia Aims for 15% of Global LNG Market by 2025
Ongoing development of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Russia will allow it to seize a 15-percent share of the global LNG market, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak wrote in an article in the Russian magazine Energy Policy. Since Russia began LNG exports in 2009 with the Sakhalin-2 project, …
Read More »Oil Price of $40-43 per Barrel more or Less Balanced
The Russian Ministry of Energy considers the current oil price of $40-43 per barrel more or less balanced and does not expect price changes after the weakening of the OPEC+ production restrictions, Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. “No, we do not expect it, because the market is already conscious …
Read More »Novak: Oil Market Is Balanced and Stable
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that the global oil market is now balanced and stable following a sudden decline in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking after a meeting of the OPEC+ group’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), which had recommended an easing of curbs on …
Read More »Russian Refiners Keep Output Low as OPEC+ Cuts Tighten Crude Supply
Russian refineries are keeping output low despite the end of spring turnarounds, as crude availability becomes tight as a result of cuts agreed by OPEC and its allies, according to trading sources. “There is a dearth of crude supply, and volumes are reduced,” a trader said. Refinery throughput at Russian …
Read More »OPEC+ Extends Record Oil Cuts as Saudis, Russians Reach Agreement
OPEC, Russia and allies agreed on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July, prolonging a deal that has helped crude prices double in the past two months by withdrawing almost 10 percent of global supplies from the market. It’s a victory for Saudi Arabia and …
Read More »Russia Supplies First Shipment of Arctic Oil to China
Russian energy giant Gazprom Neft has started supplying crude from its Novy Port Arctic oil field to China. The first batch amounting to 144,000 tons of crude was delivered to Yantai port, the company announced. The tanker route from Murmansk to Yantai crosses the Arctic seas and three oceans, and …
Read More »OPEC and Russia May Ease Oil Production Cuts
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, and other major oil-producing countries are likely to increase their output in August, as coronavirus lockdowns ease and demand begins to rise again. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other producers are expected to modestly ease the record production cuts …
Read More »Global Oil Markets are Getting What They Need from OPEC+
Headlines are currently screaming at readers: “Oil markets starved of essential Russian and Saudi barrels.” And yet, only a few weeks ago the world was awash with Saudi and Russian oil as global demand tanked because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The US president appealed to the two biggest …
Read More »Russia-led Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Could Be Completed Soon
A Russian vessel capable of completing the pipelaying for the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project left a German port on Wednesday and entered Danish waters where the last section of the controversial pipeline has yet to be completed. According to vessel-tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon cited by …
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