The US government has held talks with several international energy companies on contingency plans for supplying natural gas to Europe if conflict between Russia and Ukraine disrupts Russian supplies, two US officials and two industry sources said. The United States is concerned Russia is preparing for the possibility of a …
Read More »Russia Says Short-Sighted EU has Only Itself to Blame for Energy Crisis
The EU is to blame for its energy crisis, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Saturday. A global gas supply crunch has sent consumer bills soaring across Europe, fueling inflation and accusations, most recently by International Energy Agency boss Fatih Birol, that Moscow is exacerbating the problem by withholding …
Read More »Russia to Enter Top 3 of Liquefied Natural Gas Producers within 8 Years
Russia will become one of the world’s three largest producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in terms of output in five to eight years, a senior consultant with Russian independent energy advisor VYGON Consulting, Ekaterina Kolbikova, has told Sputnik. “In [a period from] 2027-2030, Russia will become one of the …
Read More »Russia Admits Nord Stream 2 may never be Launched
The Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 may not pass the EU certification procedure, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin, reports RIA Novosti. According to him, the certification process may last many months until the summer of 2022. At the same time, the U.S. may impose new sanctions which …
Read More »Ukraine may have to Siphon off Russian Gas from Transit Pipelines
Under the pessimistic scenario Ukraine may face gas import problems during this heating season and will have to siphon off Russian gas from the transit pipeline, the former head of the Naftogaz company, Andrey Kobolev, has said. “Ukraine is unable to do without considerable amounts imported gas in the first …
Read More »Russia’s Novak Says Oil Market not yet Reached Full Recovery
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said oil prices are expected not to change significantly in 2022, and demand would recover to pre-COVID-19 levels in late 2022, Reuters reported. Mosco plans to produce 540-550 million tons of oil in 2022, Novak said. He added that oil market has not yet …
Read More »Russia Gas Imports from Turkmenistan Double this Year
Russia has doubled the purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan this year amid rising global demand. Russia this year stands to import about 10 billion cubic metres of gas from Turkmenistan, Russian envoy to Ashgabat Alexander Blokhin said on Friday. That’s nearly twice the amount imported in 2020. This year’s …
Read More »Oil Production in Russia Profitable even at $20-25/bbl
Russian hydrocarbons remain among the most competitive globally and over 50% of total production is profitable even against the oil price of $20-25 per barrel, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in his article in the Energy Policy magazine. “Hydrocarbons lifting cost in Russia is among the lowest globally. Over …
Read More »Physical Gas Flow through Yamal-Europe to Germany still at Halt
The physical flow of gas through the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline to Germany was stopped for the second day in a row due to Gazprom’s refusal to book pumping capacities for today, according to the data from gas transmission operator Gascade made avaialble on Wednesday. The transnational gas pipeline Yamal – …
Read More »China, Russia Forge Close Ties in Energy Cooperation under BRI
China’s oil giant Sinopec on Tuesday released a report about the company’s participation and growth in Russia which deepens ties with China on energy cooperation, a key sector following global energy crunch in tandem with climate change crisis. The report focuses on sustainable development of Sinopec in Russia and its …
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