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The start of operations by the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the fourth quarter of this year could drive natural gas prices in Europe down to their lowest levels, Saxo Bank forecasts. On Monday, Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, announced the …

The Kremlin won’t prejudge any outome of the coming regular video conference of the OPEC+ ministers, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reported on Monday. “Traditionally we would not like to prejudge any outcome of such a meeting,” he said responding to a relevant question. When asked if the Russian President …

Russian oil and gas condensate output rose to 10.72 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, the highest level since the 11.34 million bpd pumped in April 2020, Reuters calculations based on an Interfax report showed on Saturday. Total oil and gas condensate production was 43.86 million tonnes last month, …

It’s not just extra natural gas that Europe’s struggling energy markets are finding tough to get from Russia. Power producers in the continent are being forced to ask Russia for more coal to ease an energy crunch with winter approaching and record-high gas prices denting profitability, according to officials at …

Energy giant Gazprom is reportedly ready to boost supplies of natural gas to Europe in a bid to help ease rising gas prices in the continent. Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov was cited by Interfax news agency as saying that state-owned energy firm Gazprom is interested in more European …

Russia’s reserves of natural gas could run low in 70 years at the current production level, while oil reserves should last about 30 years, geological firm Rosgeo estimates show. “Over the past 25 years there have been ten times fewer new reserves discovered than in the previous 25 years, with …

Europe’s energy ministers have joined forces to establish a plan that will reduce their dependence on foreign gas and purchase supplies as a bloc as part of a larger effort to combat Russia’s stake in the highly-coveted resource. The plan is to purchase strategic gas reserves as a bloc with …

Low-carbon energy sources will account for 90% of all energy sources in Russia by 2035, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said speaking at a high-level dialogue meeting on energy held as part of the UN General Assembly. “Thanks to the state support, the share of renewable energy sources in the …

Additional investments in development of the Northern Sea Route in 2022 are planned at 4 billion rubles ($55 million). The money will be used for construction of the Utrenniy LNG terminal at the Arctic port Sabetta, reads a memorandum on Russia’s draft budget for 2022-2024. TASS has a copy of …

Russia fulfills all of its obligations towards gas consumers in the European Union and it is impossible to increase gas transit before gas is sold under a contract, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Peskov commented on the statement Amos Hochstein, US State Department’s Senior Advisor for Energy Security …