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Chinese imports of Russian oil last month hit their highest level since Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, customs data showed Tuesday, as Beijing offers an economic lifeline to an increasingly isolated Kremlin. China is Russia’s largest economic partner, with trade between them reaching a record $190 billion last year. …

Norway has handed over more than 240 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian energy sector. Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Energy Yaroslav Demchenkov stated this at a meeting with representatives of the Norwegian Embassy in Ukraine, Ukrinform reports, referring to the ministry’s press service. It is noted that Demchenkov told …

Russia on Saturday said it had destroyed three drones targeting an oil refinery in the southern border region of Bryansk, as Ukraine pursues its counteroffensive against Russian forces. “Russian air defense systems repelled an overnight attack by the Ukrainian armed forces on the ‘Druzhba’ oil refinery in the district of …

The Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, issued an urgent warning of a potential catastrophic nuclear accident at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, as Russian forces evacuated civilians from the nearby Ukrainian town of Enerhodar. Grossi said the situation at the Zaporizhzhia station was “increasingly …

The European market is fairly balanced, with prices and renewable energy generation fairly stable. The only downside is the low level of gas injection into underground storage facilities, but the season for this has only just begun. UKRAINIAN TRANSIT Gas Transport System Operator of Ukraine, or GTSOU, has accepted a …

Poland and Ukraine on Thursday called for international sanctions against Russia’s nuclear energy sector, saying they feared their neighbour may hurt energy security and economies in Europe if attacks on Ukrainian power facilities continue. Last week, the European Union adopted the tenth package of sanctions targeting Russia, but did not …

Russia’s war in Ukraine will accelerate the shift away from oil and gas as countries around the world prioritize domestic renewable energy sources as a way to increase security of supply while also cutting carbon emissions. That’s the conclusion from the latest annual energy outlook from the economists at BP. …

Natural gas deliveries to Ukraine from European Union countries fell 28.3% to 1.836 billion cubic meters in 2022 from 2.562 bcm in 2021, Ukrainian media reported, citing data published by Ukraine’s Gas Transmission System Operator (GTSOU). This included 735.9 mcm delivered to underground storage facilities at the “customs warehouse” in …

Kyiv expects the European Union to include Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom in its next round of sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Monday (9 January). Shmyhal said after talks in Kyiv with European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans that Russia’s nuclear energy industry …

Today, on January 6, the gas pumping by Gazprom to the European Union countries through Sudzha gas metering station (GMS) on the Russian-Ukrainian border will amount to 35.5 million cubic meters. Thus, in less than a week, the export figure has decreased by approximately 7.8 million cubic meters, Kommersant writes. …