Russian energy giant Gazprom is planning to start hydrogen exports to China, South Korea and Japan, the company’s First Deputy Oleg Aksyutin wrote in his column in the latest issue of business and science magazine Energy Policy. According to the senior manager, the shipments of hydrogen could be supplied to …
Read More »Novatek Hits 50 mt Milestone at Yamal LNG
Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, has hit a new milestone at its Yamal LNG project. The company said on Friday it has shipped 50 million tons of LNG since it started operations. The milestone cargo was loaded on the Arc7 ice-class tanker Nikolay Zubov and represented the 685th …
Read More »Russian Energy Ministry Suggests Starting Hydrogen Sector Development from Review
The initial focus should be on hydrogen production technologies “satisfactory for all the consumers in respect of the environmental aspect” and on hydrogen production cost, Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said MOSCOW, March 24. /TASS/. There is a need to review all the effective projects in the domestic hydrogen energy …
Read More »U.S. Keeps Up the Pressure on Germany to Abandon Russia Pipeline
The U.S. is maintaining the pressure on Germany over a new gas link to Russia, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline runs counter to the interests of the European Union. “It’s in contradiction to the EU’s own energy security goals,” Blinken told reporters in …
Read More »Russia Says LNG Production Capacity could Jump Threefold by 2035
Russia’s government approved on Monday the country’s long-term development program for liquefied natural gas (LNG), expecting production capacity to rise threefold from current levels to 140 million tons per year by 2035. “The program is based on a comprehensive approach, aimed at diversification of gas supply sources and first of …
Read More »Kremlin: There were No Contacts between Putin, Saudi Arabia Ahead of OPEC+ Decision
Dmitry Peskov recalled that Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak was praised by Putin for his work MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin did not have any talks with the Saudi Arabian leadership ahead of the OPEC+ decisions on oil production cap, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS. …
Read More »OPEC+ Seeks ‘Fair’ Oil Price
Saudi Arabia and Russia pledged to continue cooperation on the OPEC+ production cut agreement, as Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said March 10 the group is aiming for a “fair” price for crude oil. “I would like to assure that we and Russia would like a oil price …
Read More »Gazprom Makes First Delivery of Carbon-Neutral LNG to Europe
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday it had delivered its first carbon-neutral shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe. Gazprom said its shipment of Russian LNG, which it said was made carbon neutral by offsetting emissions resulting from its production and transport, had been delivered to Royal Dutch …
Read More »Russia’s Annual Oil Production at Lowest Level since 2011
Russia’s oil production declined last year for the 1st time since 2008 and reached its lowest level since 2011 following a global deal to cut output and low demand due to the coronavirus. According to an article by Reuters, Russian oil and gas condensate output declined to 10.27 million barrels …
Read More »OPEC and Russia will Discuss Raising Oil Production
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, including Russia, are expected to meet by videoconference on Thursday to consider a potential but by no means certain production increase of as much as 1.5 million barrels a day. Analysts say the combined group, called OPEC Plus, could increase …
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