The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia remained committed to fulfilling its OPEC+ obligations and that President Vladimir Putin had no plans to contact OPEC+ partners despite talk of key consumer countries releasing their strategic oil reserves. The United States is expected to announce a loan of crude oil from …
Read More »Russia Calls Further U.S. Sanctions Linked to Nord Stream 2 Illegal and Wrong
Russia on Tuesday said further sanctions imposed by the United States related to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline were “illegal and wrong,” especially at a time when Moscow and Washington are attempting to rebuild a dialogue. The United States has imposed further sanctions in connection with the Nord Stream …
Read More »Russia’s Role in Europe’s Gas Crisis
Natural gas prices have spiked worldwide, with price surges most acutely felt in Europe. There are few short-term solutions to the problem, but recent gas flows from Russia have resulted in huge moves in the market, highlighting the enormous sway that Russia has over the gas market at the moment. …
Read More »Russian, US Energy Ministries Discuss Stabilization of Global Oil Market
Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin and Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Energy David Turk held a meeting at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, discussing the issues of stabilization of the global oil market, and shared views on …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Says Gas will Flow into EU Storage this Month
Russia’s Gazprom PJSC said it’s kicking off a plan to send gas into five European storage facilities in November, delivering on a promise made by President Vladimir Putin to the energy-hungry continent last month. “The volumes and gas-transportation routes have been determined,” Gazprom said in a statement, without giving further …
Read More »Europe is Offered Backup Plan to Curb Gas Shortage
Europe could have a way out of a natural gas shortage if the winter is colder than usual. The very tight European gas market may find relief from the supply crunch if it taps part of the so-called cushion gas, which keeps supply pressure at storage facilities, energy consultancy Wood …
Read More »Russia-Europe Gas Flows Eastbound for Third Day Running
The energy supply crisis has been aggravated by one of three major Russia-Europe supply pipelines changing the direction of its gas flow. Flows in the Yamal-Europe pipeline between Russia and Germany are moving eastbound for the third day running, according to Gascade’s data. This is the second time gas supplies …
Read More »Russia Says $80 Oil Adequately Reflects Market Situation
Current oil prices at around $80 per barrel adequately reflect the situation on the market, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told Rossiya-24 in an interview after the OPEC+ meeting, Oilprice anaylsed. There are a number of both bullish and bearish factors that will determine where prices will go in …
Read More »Russia Says $80 Oil Adequately Reflects Market Situation
Current oil prices at around $80 per barrel adequately reflect the situation on the market, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told local TV Rossiya-24 in an interview after the OPEC+ meeting. There are a number of both bullish and bearish factors that will determine where prices will go in …
Read More »Gazprom Meets European Consumers’ Bids in Full
European consumers’ applications for supplies of Russian gas are being fulfilled in full, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said in a statement amid reports that pumping via the Yamal-Europe pipeline had been stopped. “Fluctuations in demand for Russian gas depends on the buyers’ existing needs,” Gazprom said. Gas pumping to Europe …
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