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Russia plans to voluntarily reduce oil production by 500,000 barrels per day, or around 5 percent of output, in March, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, following the introduction of Western price caps. The G7 economies, the European Union and Australia agreed to ban the use of Western-supplied …

Russia and China signed an intergovernmental agreement on gas supplies on the Far East route. The Russian Ministry of Energy has prepared a draft government decree to ratify the agreement. This intergovernmental agreement provides for the construction of a cross-border section of the gas pipeline. It starts at the Gas …

The recent powerful earthquake in Turkey may postpone the establishment of a gas hub in the country, but this project will be implemented nonetheless, the Kremlin said. “Of course, it [the gas hub project] cannot be a priority for Turkey right now. We treat it with understanding. Consequently, there may …

Aluminum prices have stayed bearish in the short term. At the beginning of February, price action showed a short-term sideways trend, as no new lows or highs formed. This means prices need to break out of their current range to form a continuation trend or a downward reversal. Currently, however, …

Russian gas company Novatek is open to accepting payments in Indian rupees for any LNG term deal it signs with Indian gas entities, its chairman Leonid Mikhelson said on the sidelines of the Indian Energy Week on Feb. 6. Novatek is in talks with state-owned gas utility GAIL and other …

Official Tokyo has joined the ceiling of prices for petroleum products from Russia introduced by the European Union, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan reported. The limit is being introduced “in connection with the current situation in Ukraine and as a contribution to international efforts being made to solve …

Russia’s budget revenues from oil and gas plunged in January by 46% compared to the same month last year due to the sanctions on Russian oil exports, which led to a slump in the price of Russia’s flagship crude grade. Russian budget revenues from energy sales – including taxes and …

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday called on Russia to respect its treaty with the United States on nuclear weapons, which contributes to international stability. NATO ambassadors said in a statement that “We note with concern that Russia has failed to comply with legally-binding obligations under the New …

EU ambassadors agreed on a price cap Friday for Russian petroleum products, said the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. “EU ambassadors today approved the price caps on petroleum products ahead of final adoption by the EU Council,” it wrote on Twitter. “Important agreement as part of the …

Russia’s ban on oil supplies to countries and companies that comply with a price cap imposed by the West came into effect on Wednesday. The decree, signed by President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 27, prohibits the supply of Russian crude oil and oil products “at all stages” if contracts directly …