A European response that involves the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is needed against Russia after the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve agent, some politicians and diplomats in Germany said on Thursday. Chancellor Angela Merkel said she expected Moscow to join efforts to clear …
Read More »German-Russian Resources Forum Discusses Joint Hydrogen Economy
Business and government representatives and researchers from Russia and Germany want to establish a bilateral cooperation on hydrogen, the German-Russian Resources Forum (DRRF) announced after a meeting on 28 August. “Germany was, is and will remain dependent on energy imports, and hydrogen will play a central role in energy and …
Read More »Rosneft Awarded for Developing Unique Biological Product
Rosneft has been awarded by the Rospatent in the category “100 Best Inventions of Russia for 2019 and the H1 2020” for the development of a unique biological product for cleaning the northern seas of oil pollution. The project for the development of the innovative product is being implemented by …
Read More »Turkey: Gas Find could Bring Cooperation with Russia, Iran
Turkey’s largest-ever natural gas discovery in the Black Sea could lead to new cooperation with Russia and Iran even as it aims to be a producer and not just a buyer, Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Tuesday. “The countries we have been cooperating with for years are Iran …
Read More »Russia Becomes World’s Second-Largest Oil Producer
The United States retained its leadership in oil output worldwide, the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) said in a new update. Russia won the second place whilst Saudi Arabia came third. As for both oil output and processing, in June, Russia saw a slight change month-on-month. The U.S. oil production …
Read More »Rising Temperatures most Likely to Hit Russian Energy Projects Furthest North
An S&P Global Trucost analysis has shown that projects furthest North in Russia, including Yamal LNG, the Bovanenkovo gas field, and the Prirazlomnoye oil field are likely to have the biggest increase in heatwave days up to 2050. “I think the key takeaway here is that the number of heatwave …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Keeps Pressure on for OPEC+ Members to Comply with Pledged Oil Cuts
Saudi Arabia redoubled its crusade for OPEC+ compliance Aug. 19, laying pressure on the alliance’s quota violators to make up for their excess crude production with deeper cuts in the coming weeks, in the name of fairness and market stability. Nigeria and Iraq, two of the biggest compliance laggards, received …
Read More »Russian Oil Producer Rosneft Back in Profit in Second Quarter
Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft made a second-quarter profit of 43 billion roubles (€496 million) after reporting a loss in the previous three months thanks to a rise in oil prices, it said on Friday. Rosneft, headed by Igor Sechin, a long-standing ally of President Vladimir Putin, is the first …
Read More »Gazprom to Pay 50 Million Euros Fine to Poland
The Polish antitrust regulator announced that they are fining Gazprom for refusing to cooperate in a case related to the construction of Nord Stream 2. The fine amounts to 50 million euros and is the largest possible, explained the Polish side. The investigation is related to the financing of the …
Read More »Russia Fully Performed OPEC+ Oil Production Limiting Deal in July
The average daily oil and gas condensate production in Russia from July 1 to 29 was at the level of 1.281 mln tonnes, according to the data released by the Central Dispatching Department of Fuel Energy Complex (CDU TEK) on Monday. This is 0.7% above the average daily oil production …
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