Shipping rates for transporting Russian crude have surged since last week after the U.S. took a tougher stance on sanctions for vessels carrying Russia’s oil above the G7 price cap, traders have told Reuters. Last week, the United States took a tougher stance on the Western sanctions against Russia. The …
Read More »Iran-Russia Coop. to Contribute to Regional States’ Progress
Iran’s oil minister on Thursday said that Tehran-Moscow cooperation paves the way for the progress of not only the two countries but also regional states. Javad Owji, who addressed a specialized session of the 6th Russian Energy Week International Forum in Moscow, added that a historic opportunity has been created …
Read More »Russia, Saudi Arabia to Discuss Oil Market, Prices on Wednesday
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Russia and Saudi Arabia will discuss the oil market situation and oil prices later on Wednesday, news agencies reported, as the Israel-Palestinian conflict rages on. Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman is due to take part in an energy …
Read More »Egypt Emerges as New Hub for Russian Oil Transfers
A new hub is emerging for ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of Russian oil. In the shadow tanker game of whac-a-mole where some areas make headlines and then fade from view, Israeli maritime artificial intelligence firm Windward has identified an area near the Suez Canal in Egyptian waters as a new spot …
Read More »Putin Launches Russian Gas Shipments to Uzbekistan
Russian Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced the start of gas supplies to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan, a boost for Russia’s industry hit by a flurry of Western sanctions over the offensive in Ukraine. Despite being home to a wealth of natural resources including gas, the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan has …
Read More »Russia Says won’t Resume Nuclear Tests despite Plan to Reverse Pact
Russia’s potential withdrawal from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) will not imply that the country will restore nuclear tests, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday in a statement. The statement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club on Thursday that …
Read More »Pakistan to Discuss Long-Term Deal for Discounted Crude Oil Import from Russia next Week
The government is scheduled to discuss a long-term program for the import of discounted crude oil from Russia with the administration in Moscow next week, officials confirmed Arab News on Friday, as the South Asian state seeks to diversify its energy supplies at cheaper rates. A Pakistani delegation, headed by …
Read More »India’s Crude Oil Imports from Russia Rebound
Cheaper Russian crude compared to Middle Eastern alternatives has prompted Indian refiners to import more crude from Russia in September compared to a seven-month low in August, according to preliminary tanker-tracking data. India’s crude oil imports from Russia rebounded amid tighter market and more expensive crude from the Middle East, …
Read More »Russia’s Crude Oil Exports Drop amid Terminal Maintenance
Due to port maintenance works, Russian crude oil exports by sea dipped by around 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 3 million bpd last week and by 100,000 bpd to 3.2 million bpd in the four weeks to September 24, tanker-tracking data monitored by Bloomberg showed on Tuesday. Last week, …
Read More »Russia Mulls Joining China in Banning Japanese Seafood Imports
Russia is considering joining China in banning Japanese seafood imports after Japan released treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea and is seeking talks with Japan over the matter, a Russian regulator said on Tuesday (Sep 26). Japan started releasing the water from the …
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