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Export proceeds of Russian state-run energy giant Gazprom saw an enormous increase of 73% from January to June 2021 compared to the same period a year ago, according to Russia’s Federal Customs Service. In monetary terms, the growth amounted to $20.01 billion, while the physical volume of exports totaled 108.4 …

Construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is at its final stage, it will be completed in a matter of weeks, Russian ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev said in an interview published by the Izvestia newspaper on Monday. “We proceed from the fact that the German-American agreement will not …

Russia’s gas giant Gazprom boosted its natural gas exports to Europe by 23 percent annually in January to July 2021, Gazprom Export said this week. In the first seven months of this year, Gazprom’s gas sales to Turkey and Europe reached 115.3 billion cubic meters, up by 23.2 percent annually, …

Russia’s permanent envoy to international organizations based in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov voiced hope that Iran will back OPEC+ efforts to maintain stability on the oil market after sanctions against Tehran are lifted, he wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “Hopefully after lifting of sanctions and restoration of its oil export Iran …

Foreign sales of Russian crude dropped 8% in the first seven months of 2021 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest report by the Russian Energy Agency. The country exported 129.104 million tons of crude oil between January and July of 2021. Meanwhile, foreign shipments …

Russia increased oil production in July for the first time in three months, after more generous quotas were extended to the entire OPEC+ alliance. Producers pumped 44.24 million tons of crude and condensate last month, according to preliminary data from the Energy Ministry’s CDU-TEK unit. That’s about 10.46 million barrels …

Russia’s Lukoil PJSC is retracting its decision to sell its stake in West Qurna-2 field in the south to Chinese companies, according to Iraqi state-run newspaper Al-Sabah. Iraq’s oil ministry has been in talks with the company for the last six months to convince it to repeal its decision, and …

Hoping to develop the Northern Sea Route across the Arctic into an international shipping lane, Russia is building a group of icebreakers to be powered with liquefied natural gas. Russia already has the world’s only fleet of nuclear powered icebreakers but under president Vladimir Putin the objective is that its …

Russia will perform its commitments within the OPEC+ oil production limiting agreement’s framework by about 100% in July, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Friday. “It will be about 100%. We actually have no strong volatility in this aspect, approximately at the same level on a monthly basis. …

Russia produced an average of 10.36 million barrels of crude oil per day in January-May 2021, while the average U.S. production was 11.10 million barrels per day, fresh data from official Russia statistics agency Rosstat showed. Saudi Arabia slipped back to third place with an average daily production of 8.27 …