India’s Iraqi oil imports in January rose to a seven-month high of 983,000 barrels per day (bpd), up 11% from December, data from trade sources showed. However, it only comes second to Moscow as India’s oil imports from Russia climbed to a record 1.4 million bpd in January, up 9.2% …
Read More »Rosatom’s Nuclear Exports Surge in 2022
Russia’s nuclear exports were already booming well before the war in Ukraine started but now they are growing even faster. After the disaster of Chernobyl in the 80s, Russia has fully modernised its nuclear technology and switched to the VVER 1200 reactors (water-water energetic reactor) that are compliant with the …
Read More »Russia Says U.S. should Prove It did not Destroy Nord Stream
The United States should try to prove it was not behind the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines that connected Russia to Western Europe, the Russian embassy to the United States said on Thursday. Moscow considers the destruction of Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines last September …
Read More »India’s Soaring Russian Oil Imports Render Rupee Trade Futile
India’s love for discounted Russia oil is widening its trade deficit with Moscow and the casualty is their much-touted rupee trade plan. The gap between their exports and imports is rising and that’s making the local currency payment mechanism futile, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be …
Read More »Iran, Russia Discussing Oil, Gas Swap Deal Technical Issues
Iran and Russia are still in talks over a potential agreement that will allow the delivery of Russian oil and natural gas supplies via Iran to other countries under a swap arrangement. Speaking to reporters in Moscow on Saturday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak described a potential swap agreement …
Read More »Russia will Replace Siemens Turbines with Iran-Made Ones
Russia will reportedly replace German-made hydropower-plant turbines with Iranian-made ones as Western sanctions have halted operations of Siemens in Russia since February 2022. As RT reported, MGT-70 gas turbine units are copies of Siemens hardware, developed by the Islamic Republic. The country attained a license for their assembly and localized …
Read More »Russia Says NATO should Hold Emergency Summit over Nord Stream Blasts
NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings about September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said late on Saturday. Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1970, said in a blog post on Wednesday, citing an unidentified …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise over 2% on Russian Plan to Cut Output
Oil prices rose more than 2 percent on Friday as Russia announced plans to reduce oil production next month after the West imposed price caps on the country’s crude and fuel. Brent crude futures rose $1.89 to $86.39 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude futures rose $1.66 to $79.72. Brent posted …
Read More »Kremlin Says those behind Nord Stream Blasts must be Punished
The Kremlin said on Thursday the world should know the truth about who sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines and that those responsible should be punished after an investigative journalist said U.S. divers blew them up at the behest of the White House. A sharp drop in pressure on both …
Read More »G7: Russian Oil Price Cap is Meeting Objectives
The Russian oil price cap mechanism is still meeting its objectives, a G7 price cap coalition official told Reuters on Friday. Any Russian production cuts that may be forthcoming will disproportionately hurt developing countries, the G7 official added. Earlier on Friday, Russia announced a 500,000 bpd crude oil production cut—crude …
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