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Following Thursday’s report that Russia threatened to cut the flow of gas to Finland, Russia—through its entity RAO, will suspend imports of electricity to Finland as of 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, Fingrid said on Friday in a statement on its website. The Finnish transmission system operator, Fingrid, claims …

Ten more European buyers of Russian gas have opened accounts at Russia’s Gazprombank, designated by Vladimir Putin to process the ruble-for-gas payments that he demands from now on, a source close to Russia’s gas giant Gazprom told Bloomberg on Thursday. So far, 20 companies from Europe have already opened accounts …

Germany said Russia is using energy as a “weapon” after Moscow reduced natural gas supplies in retaliation for Europe’s penalties over the war in Ukraine. A unit of Gazprom PJSC that was seized by Germany has had its deliveries reduced by about 10 million cubic meters a day, according to …

Czech state fuel distributor Čepro is ready to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the country so gas could be transported from the Baltics by train. In the future, ship transport is also possible if the navigability of the Elbe River is resolved. Planned LNG transhipment facility is …

The European Union is “massively” underestimating the cost of weaning itself off Russian natural gas by billions of euros unless it can speed up its shift to renewable energy. Europe is so reliant on gas that even cutting Russian supplies still means governments could be on the hook for about …

Russia’s crude oil production is on the rise so far in May, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told TASS news agency on Monday. Russia’s crude oil production slipped by half a million bpd in March, by a full million bpd in April, with many analysts stating concern that those barrels …

The G7 club of wealthy nations have committed to phasing out its dependency on Russian oil. The statement from the Group of Seven – France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain and the United States – did not specify exactly what commitments each country will make to move away from Russian …

Oil extended its biggest drop in more than five weeks as the European Union softened some of its proposed sanctions on Russian oil exports. West Texas Intermediate futures fell below $103 a barrel in early Asian trading after sliding around 6% on Monday. The bloc will scrap a proposed ban …

Talks aiming at agreeing an EU-wide ban on Russian oil imports have gone into a sixth day. Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria are resisting approval and demanding special dispensations to accommodate domestic needs. The main point of contention remains the ambitious timeline envisioned by the European Commission: a …

Gazprom PJSC, a Russian state-owned energy company, has written to its European customers to reassure them that they can continue to pay for gas without breaching sanctions. This comes after European Commission proposed a total ban on Russian oil imports to the European Union. The EU’s planned ban on Russian …