Tag Archives: Russia

Russia’s Oil Output could Peak in 2023

Russia, the world’s third-largest oil producer, has long been an unknown when it comes to the OPEC+ production agreement which caps the petroleum output of participants to support higher prices. It was Moscow’s spat with Saudi Arabia over production quotas in early 2020 which, combined with the emergence of the …

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China Reduces Imports of Russian Oil

For the second year in a row Russia loses to Saudi Arabia the competition for the world’s largest oil market. China, which buys more than 10% of world oil production daily, reduced imports of Russian oil in 2021, TASS reports, citing statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China. …

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EU Climate Chief Wants Renewables to Stop Making Putin Rich

European Union climate chief Frans Timmermans called on member states to increase investment in renewable energy and eventually wean the continent off Russian gas. Tensions between the bloc and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been escalating amid accusations that Gazprom PJSC, Russia’s state-owned energy company, isn’t doing more to fill …

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Russia-Iran Energy Coop to Fade Petrodollar Hegemony

Expansion of energy exchanges between Russia and Iran as two countries possessing respectively 37 percent and 15 percent of gas and oil reservoirs in the world can pave the way for diminishing petrodollar dominance if Moscow and Tehran omit dollar in economic interactions. The increase of bilateral cooperation between Iran …

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