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Ukraine, Russia strike five-year gas transit deal
Equinor signs off on Siberian oil project
Russia’s TMK steel pipe manufacturer closes the deal to sell its US subsidiary IPSCO Tubulars to global producer Tenaris
Gazprom has best production result for eight years in 2019
Malaysian firm sinks new probe in Kazakhstan
Caspian sees deep well success in Kazakhstan
Novatek expands on Gydan, launches new field
Gazprom Neft wins new Achimov asset
Pipes for TAPI delivered
Turkmenistan schedules investor roadshows
Ukraine produces 20 bcm of gas in 2019, draws down only 20% of gas reserves due to mild winter
Russia resumes oil deliveries to Belarus after new supply deal agreed
Russia suspended oil deliveries in the first week of January as it failed to agree a new supply contract with Minsk, but supplies were resumed on January 4 after talks between the two countries' prime ministers.
Finland breaks Gazprom’s monopoly of gas supplies
Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus after talks on a new supply contract fail
The previous supply contract expired on December 31, 2019 and the two sides had been trying to agree a new deal.
Russia, Ukraine agree on new five-year transit deal as US slaps sanctions on Nord Stream 2, TurkStream pipelines
Ukraine and Russia have agreed on the principles of a five-year gas transit deal that still needs to be signed before December 29 just as the first US company suspends construction activities on Nord Stream 2 pipeline after new sanctions were imposed
New BP CEO Luni to skip seat on Russia's Rosneft board
Ukraine, Russia reach gas transit agreement 'in principle'
Ukraine and Russia have reached an agreement on natural gas transit from early January "in principle", Vice-President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic said following the trilateral talks in Berlin on December 19.
Sanctions too late to stop Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline
No gas transit deal with Russia “99% certain” as Ukraine hikes gas tariffs for local producers
The chances of no gas transit deal being struck between Ukraine and Russia before the December 31 deadline is “99% certain” Ukrainian officials told leading gas producer JKF.
Russia's Gazprom could launch mega gas-chem project on Yamal
Doubts loom over TurkStream
Russia to tap wealth fund for tax breaks, ditches APG tax plan
Ukraine’s Naftogaz walks back reports of a preliminary gas transit deal with Russia
EU backs Moldova for emergency gas
Ukraine to repeat offshore PSA tender
Yamal LNG's entire carrier fleet now in service
Estonia, Finland commission gas pipeline link
Rosneft lands rights to three more Arctic oil blocks
JKX Oil & Gas initiates enforcing of $12mn award against Ukraine
Ukraine coking coal imports drop 23% m/m in November
Kashagan output still impeded by repairs
Gazprom slashes investment for second year in a row
The management committee of Russia's Gazprom has approved a 16.5% cut in investments next year, marking the second annual reduction in a row, the state gas exporter reported on December 12.
Russia, Ukraine strike preliminary gas transit deal
Russia and Ukraine have struck a preliminary gas transit deal to replace the contract that is due to expire on December 31, 2019, Naftogaz executive director Yuriy Vitrenko said on his Facebook page.
Russia's Rosneft lures Japanese Investors to Vostok Oil
Russian gas giant Gazprom approved a new dividend policy to increase dividend payments to 50% by 2021
Rosneft taking the reins of its JVs with PdVSA in Venezuela
Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil producer, is reportedly taking the reins of several joint ventures it has set up with PdVSA, Venezuela’s national oil company (NOC).
OPEC raised the outlook for Russia’s oil and gas condensate production in 2019 to 11.43mn barrels per day
Poland is ready if Russia cuts gas transit to the EU across Ukraine this winter
Poland is ready if Russia cuts gas transit to the EU across Ukraine this winter, oil and gas company PGNIG said in a statement on December 11.
New sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream gas pipelines will have little impact says Lavrov
Ukraine continues gas investment drive
Exxon launches surveys for Far Eastern LNG project
Ukraine's UGV halts gas processing after product auctions stop
Kazakhstan exports 65.8mn tonnes of oil in Jan-Nov
Poland's PGNiG to develop gas in western Ukraine
Gazprom improves offering at ESP
EU's Marguerite Fund sheds stake in Latvian gas grid
Gazprom Neft bags Arctic licence
Gazprom to study Mongolian pipeline
OPEC+ agrees to deepen cuts
Agreement on Kazakh oil supplies to Belarus to be signed in 2020
Kazakh oil output at 82.5mn tonnes in Jan-Nov
Turkmenistan enlists consultant for TAPI
US arrests two Russians for sanction busting for Gazprom Neft
Russia's Gazprom sends mixed signals on dividends
The price Europe pays for Russian gas fell to its lowest level in 15 years
The price Europe pays for Russian gas fell to its lowest level in 15 years, according to Russian national gas company Gazprom’s accounts.
Ukraine, Russia sign 10-year oil transit agreement
Vitol eyes Turkmen oil product trade
Wintershall-Lukoil JV bags new licence
Russia delays approval of Shell-Gazprom Neft JV
Russia's $55bn Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China comes online
Russia’s Gazprom flagship Power of Siberia gas pipeline mega-project that connects Russia’s Siberian gas fields with China came online on December 2, after the investment of billions of dollars that will earn the company billions more
Ukraine’s Naftogaz seeks control over Moldova’s gas transport and distribution networks
Russian pipeline operator Transneft posts 30% profit decline on Druzhba compensations
Gazprom unit targets oil at parent's gas field
ESPO boosts capacity by 10%
Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline to go live on Jan 8
Ukraine, Russia discuss new gas transit deal at bilateral meeting
Ukrainian and Russian ministers extended talks for a new natural gas supply contract though Ukraine at a bilateral meeting in Vienna on November 28, Ukraine's energy ministry said in a press release that day.
Kashagan to resume output level of 400,000 bpd by mid-December
Russian oil major Tatneft bounces from Druzhba problems in 3Q19
Ukraine seeks to recover $2.6bn from Russia's Gazprom in Latvia
Russia's Gazprom sees 45% net profit drop in 3Q19 on lower prices
Kazakh deputy energy minister says Kashagan compressor problems to be fixed in coming days
Russia's Gazprom reshuffles contractors between insiders
Losses of Belarus oil refineries from Russia's tax maneuver estimated to reach $5.8bn by 2025
Ukraine PM rejects separate talks with Russia on gas purchases
Swedish court rejects Gazprom appeal in one Naftogaz case
Ukraine has 16 days left to do a transit deal with Gazprom
Time has almost run out for Russia and Ukraine to strike a new gas transit deal before the previous one expires. There are 16 days left until December 13 before it becomes impossible to reach a new agreement ahead of the expiration of the contract.
UN sees few specifics on Russia's emission cuts
Gazprom prepares Power of Siberia launch
More than a decade in the making, the Power of Siberia natural gas pipeline will finally start operations next week.
Kazakhstan rejects $1.1bn offer to settle Karachaganak dispute
Giant Kashagan oil field’s output more than halves due to unexpected maintenance works
Kazakhstan delays big oil, airline and telecoms IPOs again
Officials act amid market uncertainty after hired advisers say they should wait on valuations to improve.
Ukraine pledges to store Russian gas in underground facilities since January 1 until transit documents signed
Russia's oil major Rosneft said to ask for new state support
Russia's Lukoil oil majors delivers record-high cash flow in 3Q19
Regal eyes Ukrainian production licences
Regal owns 100% of MEX-GOL and SV, which span a combined 269 square km and are operated as a single development. The developer acquired a 100% stake in the VAS field, which covers 33.2 square km, in July 2016.
Kazakhstan rejects Karachaganak settlement offer
Kazakhstan has walked away from a $1.1bn offer the Karachaganak development consortium made in October 2018 in the hope of settling a long-running profit-sharing dispute.
KazMunayGas’s Atyrau petrochemical complex is half finished
Kazakhstan’s state-owned KazMunayGas is reportedly on track to finish half of the construction work on its petrochemical complex in the western region of Atyrau.
Putin vows to keep working with OPEC on supply cuts
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country will continue working with OPEC to reduce oil production in order to balance the international oil market.
Naftogaz open to new deal with Gazprom
Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz has said it is open to reaching a new natural gas supply and transit contract with Russia’s state-run Gazprom.
Ukraine ready to accept Russia's gas instead of money as part of Stockholm arbitration ruling
Russia's LNG runner-up Novatek to miss budget funds
Mystery buyer snaps up 3.6% of Gazprom with discount in second SPO this year
Russian natural gas giant Gazprom sold 3.59% of its quasi-treasury shares at RUB220.7 per share, making a sizable 13% discount to market. Notably, the buyer of the stake is not disclosed, making it the second mystery SPO this year in Russia's largest
Putin says humanity will end up in caves if it abandons hydrocarbons
If humanity completely abandons hydrocarbons in the energy sector it will “end up in caves”, Russian President Vladimir Putin told delegates at the VTB Russia Calling investment summit.
BOOK REVIEW: Why Germany’s commercial interests prevail in its dealings with big, bad Gazprom
There is an enigma as to why German political and public opinion is in favour of the Kremlin’s controversial Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline. "The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe" by Thane Gustafson tries to solve the riddle.
Capitalisation to grow as Russia’s gas giant Gazprom sells 3.7%
Kazakhstan reports new oil discovery in south
TANAP to reach full completion on November 30
Russian oil industry pans proposed tax on APG
EIB to cease fossil fuel funding
Russia clears Saudi purchase of Novomet stake
Poland notifies Gazprom of plan to end gas supply deal after 2022
Bulgarian gas hub to go live in early 2020
Russia’s Lukoil kicks off Filanovsky phase 3
Russia proposes one-year gas transit deal to Ukraine
Russian oil major Gazprom Neft keeps positive cash flow in 3Q19
Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation to issue €300mn eurobond in 2020
Dividends of Russian oil major Tatneft seen as unsustainable
Gazprom extends its lead in the King of the castle race
State-owned gas company Gazprom extended its lead over rival state-owned banking giant Sberbank in the race to be Russia’s most valuable company, after its market capitalisation stepped up by over $10bn in November to make the company worth $93bn.
Venezuela said to secretly export oil to Russia’s Rosneft
New Stream cedes last refinery to creditors
Canadian junior eyes Uzbek foray
Ukraine's Energoatom mulls Eurobond placement
Russia’s Gazprom drops Eurobond issue amid Naftogaz stand-off
Turkmenistan's pipe dreams
Moldova close to Russian gas deal
Kashagan satellites return to state hands
Ukraine president signs unbundling Naftogaz decree, urges to finish reform of nation's gas market
Lukoil reports mixed output results in Q3
PetroSA, Rosgeologia continue talks on offshore Blocks 9 and 11A
South Africa’s national oil company (NOC) PetroSA is reportedly still in talks with Rosgeologia, Russia’s state geological concern, on participation in the development of two offshore blocks.
Kazakhstan raises oil output forecast for 2019 to 90.5mn tonnes
Rosneft, Gazprom Neft wins oil licences in Khanty-Mansiysk
Russia wraps up drilling season
PGNiG consolidates position off Norway
Germany fails to protect Nord Stream 2 from EU gas laws
Germany’s Bundestag parliament has failed to pass a bill that would have helped shield the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project from recent amendments to the EU’s gas directive.
MOL upgrades Ebidta guidance for 2020 after Azerbaijan deal
Lithuania to acquire its own LNG FSRU
Rosneft cuts costs, delivers strong bottom line in 3Q19
Kazakhstan's average oil output at 1.82 bpd in October
Financing secured for Russia's first locally built LNG tanker
Ukraine's natural gas monopoly raises $500mn via new Eurobond placement
Ukraine's natural gas monopoly Naftogaz has raised $500mn via a seven-year Eurobond, the company said in a statement on November 5.
Ukraine files new arbitration claims against Gazprom amid Putin's calls for 'nullifying' legal claims
Russian development bank VEB to finance Baltic gas hub
US tech firms to support Russia's Baltic chemical hub
Azerbaijan-focused Zenith to enter Norway
Hungary's MOL buys into Azerbaijan's top oil project
H1 profit of Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation hit by weak lari
EU cuts number of priority oil and gas projects
Costs balloon at Tengiz oilfield expansion in Kazakhstan
Russia’s Gazrom said to freeze Sakhalin LNG expansion plans
Azerbaijani gas ‘won’t flow to EU terminus until at least October 2020’
Delays reportedly caused in construction of final stretch of 3,400-km Southern Gas Corridor that is to make landfall in Italy.
Azerbaijan's Socar finalises takeover of Russian oil refinery
Vostok Oil is the new kid on Russia’s energy block
Vostok Oil is a joint venture set up to explore and exploit the oil resources of the Arctic, and the Kremlin has started to throw significant resources at the company as Russia’s existing oil fields reach peak production.
Novatek revenues slump in Q3 owing to low prices
Denmark greenlights Nord Stream 2 construction in its waters
After months of bitter wrangling, the government of Denmark gave the go-head for Russia’s Gazprom to build the Nord Stream 2 pipeline through its territorial waters – the last country on the route between Russia and Germany to grant construction perm
Russia could increase number of LNG exporters
Gazprom asks to use foreign ships in the Arctic
Russia’s independent LNG producer Novatek reports record high profit following LNG-2 stake sale
Turkmenistan to extend Petronas’ PSC for Block 1
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said Turkmenistan will extend state-owned Petronas’ production-sharing contract (PSC) for offshore Block 1 in the Caspian Sea by 10 years until 2038.
Moscow’s new African initiatives
Russian companies and African states signed a number of new memoranda last week at the first Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi
Gazprom-Wintershall JV hits peak capacity
Nostrum slashes production plan
Ukraine gas monopoly to raise $500mn via Eurobond placement
Latest Russia-Ukraine gas talks fail to yield breakthrough
Officials from Russia, Ukraine and the EU met again on October 28in Brussels to discuss terms for the transit of Russian gas via Ukraine next year, with still no breakthrough in negotiations in sight.
Gazprom sticks to spending plan
Polish imports of Russian oil down 20% in Q2
Gazprom Neft starts work on $470mn catalyst unit
Kazakh daily oil output hits all-time high above OPEC+ quota
Shares of Russian oil dinosaur Surgut soar in mystery rally
The shares of Russian fourth largest oil producer Surgutneftegaz (Surgut) leaped by a third (31%) in value between October 23 and October 25 and setting a new all time high price record of RUB48 ($0.75), with no apparent catalysts or news flow.
Russian government details out Arctic oil subsidies
Bulgaria taps loans for TurkStream construction
Kazakh hopes of offshore revival dashed
Novatek plans well trio at new Arctic field
Tankers for Novatek’s LNG projects shielded from sanctions
The owner of four tankers servicing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) Yamal of Russian gas major Novatek is exempt from the latest round of the US sanctions, RBC business daily reported on October 22.
Russian petrochemical giant Sibur produces first polyethylene from its own feedstock at ZapSibNeftekhim
After the ramp-up to its full capacity, the ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical facility will manufacture 1.5 mt of polyethylene per year, making it Russia’s largest polymer production facility.
Rosneft builds base in Arctic
Rosneft has won subsoil rights to a new oil and gas block in the north of the Krasnoyarsk region, consolidating its position in the Arctic.
Gazprom starts filling TurkStream with gas
S&P upgrades Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation rating to BB-
Ukraine to tap more gas from Poland
Broad deal cements Saudi-Russian relations
Chinese firm wins $13.2bn contract at Baltic chemical project
Russia proposes new APG tax
Gazprom Neft mulls LNG bunkering
FSU oil producers see mixed monthly results: OPEC
Gazprom collects seismic off Arctic coast
Gazprom Neft, Rosneft kick off deep oil drilling in Siberia
Gazprom Neft, Shell near deal on Siberian JV
Novatek makes field progress
Mol to receive compensation for tainted oil
Gunvor downplays plan to sell Ust-Luga oil terminal stake
Russia and Saudi Arabia prepare $2bn of deals for Putin's visit
Russia's Rosneft could leverage tax breaks by selling 15-20% in Arctic extraction asset
No short-term solutions for Cuban fuel shortages
Cuba is feeling some relief from fuel shortages following the arrival of eight Venezuelan tankers, but it cannot expect rescue from Venezuela or Russia.
Mongolia launches infrastructure facilities set to support planned construction of first oil refinery
Oil compensation uncertainty risk to Transneft dividend outlook
Rosneft pins petchem hopes on India
Russia’s state-run oil company Rosneft is looking to make a foray into India’s petrochemicals market, after experiencing setbacks in the domestic sector.
NEWSBASE: Third of large Russian oilfields unprofitable: Rosnedra
Russian subsoil licensing agency Rosnedra has taken an inventory of Russia’s major oilfields and found that one third of them are unprofitable to develop.
NEWSBASE: Gazprom advances LNG plans
Russia’s Gazprom has struck a deal with Germany’s Linde on setting up a joint venture to design facilities for the processing and liquefaction of natural gas.
Regal reports "excellent" gas flows at new Ukrainian well
Epsilon reports strong gas flows in Uzbekistan
Russia blocks booming suspicious coal exports to Ukraine via Belarus
The Russian authorities have been blocking exports of coal from its territory to Ukraine through the territory of neighbouring Belarus, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and Coal Mining.
Irkutsk producer makes gas pact with Gazprom
Novatek gears for Arctic development
Russia's Lukoil share buyback met positively by analysts
Russia to sign a new gas transit contract with Ukraine if Kyiv implements European legislation on transit before end-2019
Uzbekistan’s five-year goal to overhaul its energy industry
The relaxation of Uzbekistan's energy industry’s ownership has created a bonanza of redevelopment projects set to be completed in the next five years. These projects including energy generation and a general liberalisation of state ownership
Valeura reports third tight gas test flow in Turkey
Rosneft strikes oil off Sakhalin
Gazprom eyes LNG bunkering market
French tech firm lands work at Arctic LNG-2
Condor divests Kazakh oilfields for $25mn
Profit dispute at Karachaganak gas field still unresolved
Uzbekistan seeks consultants for pipeline overhaul
Russia's VEB.RF development bank gets $3bn from FinMin, possibly for Baltic gas hub
Russian Novatek to sell excess LNG via medium-term contracts
Russia agrees on compensation to Kazakhstan for oil contamination
Transit of Russia's oil via Belarus decline by 6mn tonnes in 2019 due to low-quality oil crisis
Belneftekhim confirms plans to sign deal on Kazakh oil deliveries to Belarus in October
Kazakhstan and Kashagan operators consider construction of $1bn gas processing plant
Russia's Gazprom moves ahead in buying out large subcontractors
Natural gas giant Gazprom reportedly closed a deal to buy out 100% of its largest subcontractor Stroygazmontazh controlled by stoligarch Arkady Rotenberg.
Kazakhstan to increase Russian oil transit to China by 30% after 2023
Russia's Rosneft could bring Saudi petrochemical company Sabic as investor into its Indian downstream projects
KazMunayGas and Norway’s Equinor sign joint study agreement on Kazakh oil and gas fields
Russian government to drone-proof oil facilities
Ukraine, Russia fail to make breakthrough in gas talks
Russia signs off on Paris accord, sets itself an easy CO2 target
The Russian government has ratified the 2015 Paris Agreement on combating climate change, committing itself to reducing carbon dioxide emissions to 70% of 1990 levels by 2030.
Surgut launches new East Siberian field
Uzbekistan nears raft of deals with upstream investors
Azeri gas output surges 31% in 8M 2019
Unpacking Azerbaijan’s sovereign wealth record
Global energy prices and the scale of Azerbaijan’s energy exports will determine whether the fund can continue growing at such a rapid pace.
Chinese bank backs Russian fertiliser complex
Ukraine reports record high natural gas stocks ahead of possible gas war with Russia this winter
Gazprom marks anniversary of ESP launch
Russia's Lukoil enters oil, gas research pact with Kazakhstan's KMG
Russia to ratify Paris Climate Accords, seen as populist move
Russian envoy promises Moldova no gas supply disruption this winter
Russian government values oil reserves at $1 trillion
Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has estimated the total value of Russia's oil reserves at RUB74.5 trillion ($1.2 trillion), almost doubling the valuation over one year, RBC business portal reported. Total value of hydrocarbons,
Russia's Rosneft to invest $850mn in Indian Vadinar refinery
TPI urges fossil fuel industry to face up to climate change
Poland and Lithuania say Nord Stream 2 is energy security threat in CEE region
Warsaw and Vilnius fear Moscow will use the pipeline as a geopolitical tool against the region, Ukraine in particular.
Belarus and Kazakhstan may agree on Kazakh oil deliveries by October
Poland hints at stopping purchases of Russian gas altogether
Poland finally has the infrastructure to reduce dependence on Russian gas, after it built an LNG terminal in the western town of Swinoujscie.
Caspian Sunrise reports mixed results
BP delays drilling plans off Azerbaijan
Russia takes cautious approach to Saudi events
Russia's SIBUR petrochemical major places $500mn of Eurobonds
New Age M12 Holdings finalises sale of 25% stake in Marine XII to Lukoil
New Age M12 Holdings has wrapped up the sale of its 25% stake in Marine XII, a shallow-water block located offshore Republic of Congo, to Lukoil, Russia’s largest privately owned oil operator.
Karachaganak starts one-month maintenance run
Gazprom Neft eyes Iraqi gas project
Russian government could help Sberbank out with Antipinsky refinery
BP reveals contracts for new ACG platform
Russian stoligarchs get a boost from Saudi oil attacks
Kazakhstan complying with OPEC and non-OPEC agreement on cutting oil output energy ministry says
Rosneft makes progress in Western Siberia
Germany enforces EU court ruling on Gazprom's Opal use
Coal India could invest in indebted Russian miner Mechel
Owners of Russian Antipinsky refinery to sue Sberbank
Kazakh CPC Blend crude oil supplies to Asian markets to reach all-time high this month
Russia's Finance Ministry could extend additional tax for O&G sector
Senior diplomat: US government won’t rule out sanctions on Rosneft for Venezuelan oil trade
The US government may take action against Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil operator, for expanding its trade in Venezuelan crude oil.
Green light for Arctic LNG 2
Russia’s Novatek has greenlighted the development of its second LNG export project in the Arctic, as it sets its sights on becoming one of the world’s leading LNG producers.
Moldova’s negotiations with Russia for cheap gas annoy Ukraine
China, Russia mull new gas pipeline
Turkey’s banking association expects $10bn of electric utility loan restructuring this year
Energy companies left up to their necks in debt by lira crisis.
EU court backs cap on Gazprom's use of German pipeline
Russia to invest $11bn in renewable energy by 2050
Gazprom Neft targets oil rims at East Siberian gas giant
Zenith announces positive drilling results at Jafarli field
Gazprom Neft eyes Arctic venture with Novatek
Sakhalin-1 partners take decision on LNG plant
Russia considers Iran investment but Crimean oil swaps unlikely
Belarus president threatens to purchase non-Russian oil amid crisis in talks with Moscow
Russian refineries could benefit from higher excise duty rebates
New pipeline supplies from Azerbaijan factor in Russian gas deliveries to Turkey falling 36% in H1
Gazprom to up feedstock supplies to Sibur's Amur GCC
Moldova secures Russian gas price discount
Alltech seeks buyer for gas fields
Kazakhstan may exceed this year’s oil output target of 89mn tonnes
Kazakh state oil company ponders doubling capacity of Romanian refinery under $2bn project
First Russian LNG-powered tanker ships to China
Belarus losses from low-quality Russian oil supplies 'partially' compensated by tariff hike
Russia eyes role in hydrogen revolution
Russia's Rosneft oil major claims Druzhba crisis still unresolved
Russian oil major Rosneft claims that state oil pipeline operator Transneft has failed to resolve all the issues with chlorine contaminated oil, Reuters reported on September 3 citing the announcement of Russia's largest crude oil producer.
Poland transfers US LNG to Ukraine
Yamalo-Nenets output climbs further in H1
KPMG says Moldovan investor falsified financial statements to claim $500mn from Kazakhstan
Auditor’s decision to withdraw three years of reports is likely to change the outcome of the $500mn international legal battle between businessman Anatol Stati and the Kazakh state.
Russian oil major Tatneft buys chemical assets from Sibur
US-registered Epsilon Development Company discovers new gas condensate field in Uzbekistan
Russian oil "dinosaur" Surgut grows cash pile despite loss in 1H19
Lukoil slashes Uzbek gas output for repairs
Gazprom liquidates Shtokman gas venture
Private firm launches oilfield in Yakutia
Novatek secures Arctic gas find
VEB backs Gazprom's Baltic gas hub plan
Russian grid major Rosseti ups Ebitda 7% in 1H19, dividend policy and tariffs in focus
Cash flow of Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft positive in 2Q19, dividends could increase
BP hires Azeri-Turkish JV for ACG platform
Gazprom H1 profits up on forex gains
Russia's private oil major Lukoil boosts profit 26% in 2Q19
Kazakh oil exports to China down 22% y/y in Jan-July
Gazprom set to expand market-priced gas sales in Russia
Russia mulls letting private operators access Arctic shelf
Cadogan returns to profit despite weaker prices
Greenfields sees losses widen in Azerbaijan
Bulgaria awards $202mn deal for compressor stations
Repsol cleared to take control of Gazprom Neft project
PGNiG H1 earnings down on weaker gas prices
KMG profits soar 73% in H1
Novatek board proposes H1 dividends
Tatneft expands refining capacity
Gazprom Neft enters frontier oil and gas basin
Rosneft output slumps on OPEC+ deal, other pressures
Russia's Rosneft and finance ministry wrestle over Arctic funding
Russia's finance ministry is insisting that the moratorium on oil and gas extraction support is extended for the Arctic region, while Rosneft pushes through support for its Arctic project Vostok Oil.
Ukraine to tap Romanian gas via Moldova
Chinese-Kazakh pipeline JV refinances debts
Gazprom chalks up progress at greenfields
Petrofac bags Absheron contract
Rosneft emerges as sole bidder for Arctic oil block
Kazakhstan launches gasoline exports to Tajikistan
Gazprom seeks state aid for Baltic gas hub
Russia $1bn windfall as demand for Urals blend oil spikes on Iran, Venezuela sanctions
Russia’s LNG production soaring in 2019
Russia has kept is oil and gas production capped in keeping with the terms of the OPEC+ deal, but the production of LNG has soared in the last year, as the Kremlin hopes to turn gas into a commodity that can be sold anywhere.
Russia to bank on LNG to defend gas market share in Europe
Novatek stages bid for Arctic gas field
Chinese CSCEC could build Russian Zvezda shipyard
Caspian talks unlikely to yield oil and gas gains
Naftogaz disputes gas price decree in court
Rosneft seeks damages from Transneft over dirty oil crisis
Block Energy continues West Rustavi sidetracking work
Russian LNG exports soar 54.5% in 1H19
Gazprom Neft increases net profit by 29% in 1H19
Russia's Gazprom could SPO another 3.7% in autumn 2019
Russia's natural gas giant and pipeline exports monopolist Gazprom could SPO an additional 3.7% of its quasi-treasury shares in the next few months to cash in again on a dramatic rally in the company’s share price in July
Kazakh oil producers strive for the right to export
Gazprom installs turbines at Serbian gas plant
Oil output at Azerbaijan’s ACG project down in H1-2019
Zenith raises funds for Azeri drilling campaign
Russian oil, gas output continues rising despite setbacks
Russian oil and gas production climbed further in the first seven months of 2019, despite cutbacks relating to the dirty oil crisis and a recent dip in gas exports.
Ukraine considers repeating tender for offshore oil and gas block
London-traded oil company Trident Resources recently won a contest for exploration rights to more than 9,500 square km of acreage in the Black Sea, although the government has suggested it may cancel the award.
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