Gazprom PJSC has produced its first liquefied natural gas at a small-scale facility on the Baltic Coast near the start of the shuttered Nord Stream pipeline to Germany. Two production lines at Portovaya LNG have produced some 30,000 tons of the super-chilled fuel, Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Officer Vitaly Markelov …
Read More »Medvedev Warns West of a Nuclear Doomsday Chess Game with Death
A top Russian official has accused the United States and its allies of trying to provoke the country’s break-up and warned that such attempts could lead to doomsday. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, warned the West that any attempt to push …
Read More »Russia Shuts down Vital Gas Pipeline for Repairs and Sends a Chill through Europe
Europe’s looming winter fuel crisis has deepened after Russia shut down a key gas pipeline to Germany, claiming the indefinite stoppage was due to what experts say is a minor oil leak. Nord Stream 1, which runs under the Baltic Sea, had been due to resume operating on Saturday after …
Read More »Russia Supports OPEC+ Deal Extension, Country’s Oil Output may Grow in 2022
Russian oil production may increase this year, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday, despite Western sanctions over Ukraine, while the country supports OPEC+ deal extension beyond 2022. He said production of oil and gas condensate is expected at between 520 million tonnes and 525 million tonnes in 2022 …
Read More »Europe Braces for Rationing Risks in Russian Gas Showdown
Europe faces the risk of blackouts, rationing and a severe recession if Russia further slashes gas deliveries, and the next reality check is at hand. A three-day halt of the Nord Stream pipeline — a key source of natural gas for the European Union — starts on Wednesday, and concerns …
Read More »TotalEnergies to Divest 49% Stake Russia’s Termokarstovoye Gas Field
French energy giant TotalEnergies has agreed to divest its 49% stake in Termokarstovoye gas and condensates field in Serbia, Russia to its local joint venture partner Novatek. The transaction includes the sale of Terneftegas, which operates the Termokarstovoye oil and gas field. Upon the completion of the transaction, Novatek will …
Read More »TotalEnergies to Sell Stake in War-Linked Russian Gas Field
French energy firm TotalEnergies said Friday it was divesting its stake in a Russian gas field that was reported this week to be providing fuel that ends up in Russian fighter jets. The company said that it had signed a deal on Friday with its local Russian partner Novatek to …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Says no Nord Stream 1 Turbines in Canada
Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday said no turbines used on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline were undergoing maintenance in Canada, a day after a Canadian minister was quoted as saying five turbines were there. Canada’s foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly in a report was quoted by broadcaster CBC News as …
Read More »Russia Proposing Discounted Long-Term Oil Deals as U.S. Seeks Price Cap
Russia has approached several Asian countries to discuss possible long-term oil contracts at steep discounts, as U.S. officials continue to push a plan that would cap the price of the country’s oil, according to a Western official. The tentative conversations to offer some Asian buyers discounts of up to 30% …
Read More »Europe Braces for more Cuts in Russian Oil and Gas Exports
Europe faces fresh disruption to energy supplies due to damage to a pipeline system bringing oil from Kazakhstan through Russia that was reported by the pipeline operator on Monday, adding to concerns over a plunge in gas supplies. CPC, which handles about 1% of global oil and whose largest shareholder …
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