India’s Russian oil imports: a complex picture of contradictory claims

AsianOil - Asia Oil & Gas
FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By Mark Buckton - Taipei 16 December 2025
Indian refiners appear set to take in substantial volumes of Russian crude this December, confounding predictions that new Western sanctions would sharply curtail flows.

Snam acquires stake in Italy’s Offshore LNG Toscana from Igneo

EurOil - Europe Oil & Gas
GLNG - Global LNG
By Newsbase 16 December 2025
Italy’s natural gas grid operator Snam has acquired a 48.2% stake in Offshore LNG Toscana (OLT) from UK-based Igneo Infrastructure Partners.

South African energy trader Etana agrees 20-year offtake for Acciona Energía wind farms

AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor
REM - Renewable Energy
By Newsbase 15 December 2025
South African energy trader Etana Energy has signed a 20-year corporate offtake to buy all output from two new wind farms developed by Acciona Energía (BME:ANE), supplying major corporate customers
Croatia plans to use the location to store low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste, including material from the jointly owned Krško nuclear power plant in Slovenia (pictured).

Croatian parliament backs radioactive waste site near Bosnia border

Energo - CEE/FSU Power
By Newsbase 15 December 2025
Plans to set up storage site for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste face strong opposition from Bosnia.
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