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India has become the world’s biggest importer of Russian oil, surpassing China, Reuters has reported. Data on Indian shipments from trade and industry showed that the country imported 2.07 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude in July, good for a 4.2% M/M and 12% Y/Y increase. According to …

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that the United States issued the order for the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions occurred on 3 of 4 pipes of the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) …

Sara Wagenknecht, founder of Germany’s ultra-left party BSW, has announced plans to lift the embargo on Russian oil if her party participates in the Brandenburg state government. Wagenknecht argues that resuming the supply of Russian oil to the Schwedt refinery would be more efficient and economical than the current situation, …

Russian gas producer Novatek PJSC seems to be pushing ahead with an expansion project at its Arctic LNG 2 plant despite Western energy sanctions. A small fleet of tug vessels towing a second production train has approached the site of the plant on Saturday, according to ship-tracking data. The platform …

Iran is eager to collaborate with Russia and facilitate the transit of Russian natural gas through its territory. According to the Russian news agency TASS, the Iranian Ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said on Saturday, “We are very interested in working with Russia. We are ready to transit Russian gas …

The Russian Atomic Corporation (Rosatom) informed the UN’s nuclear watchdog on Saturday about Ukraine’s alleged plans to carry out a provocation, involving two nuclear power plants and subsequently accuse Moscow of doing it. Head of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev called the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi to inform …

As many Russian refineries completed planned maintenance, Russia raised its seaborne exports of fuel oil in July, sending a large part of the volumes to China and Saudi Arabia, which were joint top buyers of the Russian oil product, Reuters reported on Friday, citing data from LSEG. Total Russian shipments …

The world’s third-largest oil importer, India, remained Russia’s number-two crude buyer in July, importing $2.8 billion worth of Russian crude, according to the latest monthly data of Russian fossil fuel exports by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Last month, India was the second-largest buyer of …

Russia is extending its ban on gasoline exports from October to the end of December 2024, as it seeks to keep domestic supply stable amid seasonal demand and scheduled repairs at refineries, the Russian government said on Wednesday. In the autumn of 2023, Russia banned exports of diesel and gasoline …

Russia’s crude oil production was down in July compared to June, the Russian Energy Ministry said on Friday, and more cuts are coming. Russia’s oil production came in at 67,000 bpd above its quota for July, but was down in July compared to June due to “one-off supply scheduling issues”. …