Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said Western sanctions would have no effect on the country’s oil exports and predicted a big jump in profits from energy shipments this year. “Considering the price level that has been established as a result of the West’s policies, we have suffered no …
Read More »Russia Gas Sanctions could Cost Germany Extra $5.4B a Year
Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra $5.4 billion (5 billion euros) a year to pay for replacement gas. The estimated cost was reported by German Welt am Sonntag weekly on Sunday, citing industry representatives. In May, Russia decided to …
Read More »France is Talking to UAE about Replacing Russian Oil, Diesel
France is talking to the United Arab Emirates about the supply of oil and diesel as it seeks alternatives to Russian energy sources, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday. The minister said France also planned to accelerate investment in the transition to cleaner energy, such as speeding up …
Read More »EU Formally Approves Embargo on Russia Oil
The European Union on Friday formally approved an embargo on Russian oil and other sanctions targeting major banks and broadcasters over Moscow’s war on Ukraine. EU headquarters says Russian crude oil will be phased out over six months, and other refined petroleum products over eight months. It says that “a …
Read More »How Russia could Try to Get Around the European Union’s Oil Sanctions
Moscow could respond to European sanctions on Russian oil by seeking other buyers for its crude or cutting production to keep prices high. Its actions would have a global economic impact — unless OPEC intervenes. EU leaders on Monday agreed to ban 90% of Russian crude by the end of …
Read More »Oil Rises as EU to Phase in Russian Oil Ban, Shanghai Ends Lockdown
Oil prices strengthened on Wednesday after European Union leaders agreed to a phased ban on Russian oil and as China ended its COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai, which could bolster demand in an already tight market. Oil benchmarks have marched steadily higher for several weeks as Russian shipments are squeezed by …
Read More »Moscow to Find other Importers for Its Oil
Russia will find other importers for its oil, Russian Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said, commenting on the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia. “As she rightly said yesterday, #Russia will find other importers. Noteworthy that now she contradicts her own yesterday’s statement. Very quick …
Read More »Oil Bull Run Extends as EU Agrees to Ban most Russian Crude Imports by End of 2022
Oil prices extended their rally on Tuesday after the EU agreed to ban most of Russia’s oil imports by the end of the year, raising concerns about a tighter market amid higher demand expectations in the summer. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, was up 1.43 …
Read More »Can Qatar Really Replace Russia as Germany’s Gas Supplier?
Long before the re-emergence of the ‘Pan-Arab’ ideology now increasingly evident among several leading Middle Eastern countries, Qatar had sought to go its own way, neither aligning fully with the U.S.-led power bloc on the one side nor the China/Russia-lead bloc on the other. This is in part a reflection …
Read More »Rosneft Plans to Pay Record-High Annual Dividend on Oil’s Rally
Russian oil behemoth Rosneft PJSC promised record dividends on the back of soaring prices, but some foreign investors may struggle to access the payout. The board recommended 23.63 rubles a share for the second half of 2021, bringing full-year dividends to an all-time high of 41.66 rubles. That follows an …
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