European Union countries are set to tussle over emergency regulation that could force 15% cuts in gas consumption through the winter if Russia escalates its showdown with the bloc by halting deliveries. Energy ministers from the bloc’s 27 member states will meet on Tuesday to wrangle over backing a proposal …
Read More »Russian Gas Supply Uncertainty Sends Asian Fuel Prices Surging
Asian natural gas prices are rallying on fears that Russia will slash supply again and worsen a global fuel shortage. The North Asia liquefied natural gas benchmark jumped 12% Friday, and is trading near the highest level since Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the global market, according to data from …
Read More »Germany’s Gas Supply Situation Stabilizes after Restart of Nord Stream 1
During the temporary halt to Russian gas supplies via Nord Stream 1, gas flows to Germany were significantly reduced, putting further pressure on prices. The German government aims to fill storage to 95 percent of capacity by November. BERLIN, July 25 (Xinhua) — German gas supplies are solid again as …
Read More »Global Competition for LNG Intensifies on New Russia Supply Cut
Russia’s latest move to cut natural gas supply to Europe is intensifying global competition for seaborne shipments of the fuel, threatening higher prices and shortages from Asia to South America. Utilities in South Korea and Japan are accelerating plans to purchase more liquefied natural gas cargoes for winter out of …
Read More »Russia Becomes China’s Largest Oil Supplier as Prices Drop
Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia as the largest crude oil supplier to China over the past two months as Western sanctions due to Moscow’s war with Ukraine dragged down prices of its petroleum exports, boosting their appeal among Asian buyers. Last month, China imported 7.3 million tons of crude oil from …
Read More »Russian Gas Supply Uncertainty Sends Asian Fuel Prices Surging
Asian natural gas prices are rallying on fears that Russia will slash supply again and worsen a global fuel shortage. The North Asia liquefied natural gas benchmark jumped 12% Friday, and is trading near the highest level since Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the global market, according to data from …
Read More »China Belt and Road Spending Dips, with no Investment in Russia
China’s finance and investment spending in Belt and Road countries fell slightly in the first half compared to a year earlier, with no new coal projects and investments in Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka falling to zero, new research showed. Saudi Arabia was the biggest recipient of Chinese investments over …
Read More »Iran-Russia $40b Oil Contract is a Win-Win Deal
The CEO of Iran’s Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC) said that the memorandum of understanding on investment signed between Iran and Russia was an example of a win-win deal. The implementation of the MoU could pave the way for positive developments in Iran’s oil and gas industry, Abouzar Sharifi …
Read More »EU to Members: Reduce Gas Use after New Putin Warning
After President Vladimir Putin warned that Russian gas and oil sent to Europe could be further reduced and even stopped, the European Union this week called on member states to cut gas use by 15 percent by March. After a 10-day shutdown for annual maintenance, supplies via the Nord Stream …
Read More »Iraq, KSA are Helping Europe Overcome a Pivot away from Russian Oil
Saudi Arabia and Iraq are helping Europe wean off of Russian crude, which is increasingly headed to Asia, as Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine reshuffles the global energy market. Europe has imported more than 1 million barrels per day via the SuMed pipeline in the first three weeks of July, …
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