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Military tension in the Black Sea is similar to the Iran-Iraq war threats to oil trade

19 August 2023

Tensions in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine have escalated rapidly in the last few weeks, drawing comparisons with the 'tanker war' of the 1980s.

bneGREEN: Bulgartransgaz to explore demand for hydrogen transmission

17 August 2023

Bulgarian company is assessing the market demand for hydrogen transmission capacity after outlining plan for €860mn hydrogen pipeline.

EU traders pump 600mn cubic metres of gas into Ukraine's tanks, but a lot more storage capacity is available

17 August 2023

EU traders have pumped 600mn cubic metres of gas into Ukraine's underground storage, making them 28% full, slightly ahead of the same date a year earlier.

AboitizPower enters into a JV with Philippines’ Vena Energy to build 109-MW wind power farm

16 August 2023

The renewable energy firm Aboitiz Renewables, part of AboitizPower, has entered a partnership with The Philippines’ Vena Energy to invest in a 102-MW wind power project, the company announced on August 16.

Russia to clean up radioactive waste sites in six CIS countries

16 August 2023

Rosatom will take care of the heavy nuclear legacy in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – generous help or an attempt at political binding?

TEHRAN BLOG: Petrol queues choke Iranian cities

16 August 2023

Iranian car owners are driven around the bend by petrol station queues, even though the government says there isn't a shortage.

LONG READ: Russia in Africa

16 August 2023

A new Great Game is underway, but it's not playing out in the steppes of Central Asia or the mountains of the Hindu Kush but in the savannahs and deserts of Africa.

Iran's South Pars gas field's Phase 11 commences production amid decades of delays

15 August 2023

The long-anticipated Phase 11 of the South Pars gas field has commenced production, marking a significant milestone in Iran's oil and gas sector. As of August 12, four wells in Phase 11 began early-stage gas production.

Central Asia: Low water levels on Irtysh River create quandary for Kazakhstan

15 August 2023

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

RIDDLE: A valve that cannot be shut off

14 August 2023

Despite the numerous economic sanctions imposed by Russia and Ukraine (along with their allies) on each other, the gas trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $6.1bn in 2022 and has not stopped despite the war.