Due to port maintenance works, Russian crude oil exports by sea dipped by around 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 3 million bpd last week and by 100,000 bpd to 3.2 million bpd in the four weeks to September 24, tanker-tracking data monitored by Bloomberg showed on Tuesday. Last week, …
Read More »Russia Mulls Joining China in Banning Japanese Seafood Imports
Russia is considering joining China in banning Japanese seafood imports after Japan released treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea and is seeking talks with Japan over the matter, a Russian regulator said on Tuesday (Sep 26). Japan started releasing the water from the …
Read More »Russian Crude Exports Increase 50% despite Sanctions
Russian crude oil supplies increased 50% this spring despite the G7 countries imposing sanctions due to war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (24 September) citing data from analytics company Kpler. The European Union, G7 countries and Australia introduced a price cap of $60 a barrel on Russian …
Read More »German Company Resumes Trading LNG with Russia
A German company that was previously nationalized due to its ties to Russia has resumed trading liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Russia. According to Ukrinform, Bloomberg reported this. “The German government is facing criticism over its energy ties as a taxpayer-backed company re-enters the liquefied natural gas trade with Russia,” …
Read More »Russia Slashes Export Price for Natural Gas for 2024 and Beyond
Russia has made a downward revision to its forecast for natural gas exports for 2024-2026, data from Russia’s economy ministry showed on Friday. According to the Economy Ministry, Russia is now forecasting that its natural gas exports to countries outside the ex-Soviet Union will be $434.6 per 1,000 cubic meters …
Read More »Russia Mulls Ban on Oil Product Exports to Stabilise Prices
Russia is again reviving the possibility that it could ban all crude oil product exports in order to stabilize volatile fuel prices in the country, Russia’s TASS new agency said . Alternatively, Russia could increase its oil product exports duty to $250 per tonne. This duty will be refunded for …
Read More »Czechia’s Growing Dependence on Russian Oil Raises Concerns
Czechia has dramatically increased its reliance on Russian oil, with imports via the Druzhba pipeline reaching 65% this year, up from 56% in the previous year, Barbora Putzová, the spokesperson for the state-owned firm Mero, told the Czech News Agency. Even with the EU’s significant sanctions on Russia, Czechia recorded …
Read More »Russia’s Trade Nears Prewar Levels as it Defies G7 Sanctions
Trade at Russia’s three largest ports has been surging and is approaching prewar levels despite sweeping sanctions by the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies, according to a new report. “Activity in Russia’s ports is surprisingly high. For the first time since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, the volume …
Read More »Russia still Expects Oil Export Revenue to Climb through 2026
Russia is still expecting its oil export revenues to continue to increase through the next three years—even in the face of Western price caps and embargos, according to a government created forecast that was submitted to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and seen by Bloomberg. The forecast, which covers the years …
Read More »Russian Oil Trader Expands in Mexico to Displace USA Refiners
Lukoil PJSC’s trading unit Litasco SA is launching a Mexico operation as the oil giant seeks new markets for Russian products under widespread sanction. Litasco hired oil products trader Yuri Carreno for its new office in Mexico City, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Carreno, who previously spent …
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