Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposed to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan building a natural gas hub in Türkiye. Speaking on the sidelines of a regional gathering in Kazakhstan, Putin said building a hub in Türkiye would allow, among other things, regulating prices, selling gas at market prices, …
Read More »Putin Orders Seizure of Exxon-Led Sakhalin-1 Oil and Gas Project
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, October 7, signed a decree that creates a new operator for the Exxon Mobil Corporation-led Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East. Putin’s move affecting Exxon’s largest investment in Russia mimics a strategy he used to seize control of other energy properties …
Read More »Turkey to Pay for Quarter of Russian Gas in Rubles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday Turkey would pay for a quarter of its Russian natural gas imports in rubles under a new set of deals designed to boost trade. Putin made the announcement in opening remarks of his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of …
Read More »Putin Threatens to Halt all Gas to Europe if Prices are Capped
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to retaliate against any move by the European Union to cap the price of Russian gas by halting flows completely and suggesting a deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported to world markets could be disrupted. Addressing an economic conference in the Russian Far …
Read More »Putin Warns of Nord Stream 1 Gas Capacity Cuts over Turbine Repairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (20 July) that capacity of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, the single largest link for Russian gas supplies to Europe, could be further reduced due to slow progress in equipment maintenance. Nord Stream 1, which runs on the bed of the Baltic …
Read More »Putin: Europe Attempts to Substitute Russian Energy Resources
European countries are attempting to substitute Russian energy resources, but it will lead to price growth, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the Cabinet meeting. “Europeans are attempting to substitute Russian energy resources, but the outcome of such actions is expectable – this is the gas price increase …
Read More »Europe Accepts Putin’s Demands on Gas Payments to Avoid more Shut-Offs
European energy companies appear to have bent to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that they purchase natural gas using an elaborate new payment system, a concession that avoids more gas shut-offs and also gives Putin a public relations victory while continuing to fund his war effort in Ukraine. The system, …
Read More »Putin Publishes New Sanctions against the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to terminate exports and deals with the West and add certain individuals and entities to the Kremlin’s sanctions list in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a package of economic measures on Tuesday …
Read More »Putin Insists on Ruble Payments for Gas
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the country’s natural gas must be paid for with rubles, a demand apparently intended to help bolster the Russian currency, but one that European leaders say they will not comply with because it violates the terms of contracts and sanctions. Putin said …
Read More »Putin’s Roubles-for-Gas Scheme could Split Europe
Russia’s latest gambit in the Ukraine conflict is to open a currency war with the West. Vladimir Putin’s declaration that Russia will only accept roubles as payment for natural gas bought by ‘unfriendly’ countries is the latest salvo in the long-running attack by Russia and China on the petrodollar system. …
Read More »