The U.S. is increasing pressure on Hungary to cut off its reliance on Russian oil imports and vows to work with Hungarian authorities and neighboring countries to help Budapest wean off Russian supply, a senior U.S. diplomat says. Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. Ambassador to NATO, rejected in a Fox News …
Read More »Analysts: India can Switch from Russian Crude, but at a Cost
Indian oil refiners can shift away from Russian crude after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Moscow’s two largest oil companies — but the move will come at a cost, analysts said Friday. Trump has claimed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to cut its Russian oil …
Read More »India may Reduce Russian Oil Imports for Trade Deal
The United States and India are nearing a trade deal that could slash U.S. tariffs on Indian imports from the massive 50% to 15-16% and possibly entail India agreeing to gradually reduce Russian oil imports, Indian newspaper Mint reported on Wednesday, citing three anonymous sources familiar with the talks. A …
Read More »Japan Pushes Back on U.S. Pressure to Halt Russian Energy Imports
Japan will base any decisions about energy imports on its national interests, the country’s trade minister Yoji Muto has said, following suggestions from the Trump administration that Japan suspends all purchases of Russian oil and gas. “Since the invasion of Ukraine, Japan has been steadily reducing its dependence on Russian …
Read More »India Rejects U.S. Claims of Halving Russian Oil Imports
India hasn’t requested refiners to cut imports of Russian crude oil and no cuts have been seen for the already placed nominations for loadings in November, Indian industry sources told Reuters on Friday, after the U.S. claimed refiners had stared to reduce Russian supply. U.S.-Indian talks in Washington this week …
Read More »Russian Crude and Fuel Export Revenues Continue to Fall
Russia’s export revenue from crude and fuels dipped in September again as a slump in refined product shipments couldn’t offset an increase in crude oil exports, data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed on Tuesday. Russian revenues from crude and petroleum products declined to $13.35 billion in September from …
Read More »Iran and Russia Discuss Boosting Nuclear Energy Cooperation
Russia and Iran this week discussed boosting their cooperation in nuclear energy, including in building small nuclear reactors (SMRs) in the Islamic Republic, Iranian media report. Mohammad Eslami, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), discussed nuclear energy cooperation in Tehran with Nikolai Spassky, Deputy CEO for International …
Read More »EU Plans to Sanction Providers of False Flags to Russia’s Shadow Fleet
The EU plans to impose sanctions on three companies that have provided false flags to tankers of the Russian shadow fleet, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing documents it has reviewed. The companies have provided false flags of Aruba, Curacao, and Sint-Maarten to at least eight tankers sanctioned by the EU, …
Read More »India Benefits as Russian Oil Floods Market
More crude oil from Russia has become available for Indian refiners as Ukrainian drone attacks have reduced the Russian refining capacity, an Indian government official Reuters on Monday. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India has relied on the discounted Russian crude banned in the West to reduce its crude …
Read More »Denmark Targets Russia’s Shadow Fleet with Tighter Tanker Controls
Denmark is intensifying inspections on oil tankers passing through its waters, which are the gateway to and from the Baltic Sea, in a move to counter Russia’s shadow fleet movements. The Danish authorities are stepping up environmental checks on older tankers passing through its straits, the Environment Ministry said on …
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