FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas

15 April 2022

DATACRUNCH: Sanctions by the numbers – gas

14 April 2022

Voices are calling very loudly for the EU to shut off deliveries of Russian gas immediately. Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Germany has paid Russia some €9bn a week for gas imports that critics say is being used to fund the Putin war.

DATACRUNCH: Sanctions by the numbers – oil

12 April 2022

Russia dominates Europe’s oil supplies, accounting for 25% of all oil deliveries. Most of Europe wants to diversify away from Russian oil, but adding to the difficulties is that much of this oil is delivered not by ship but the Druzhba pipelines.

Hungary to circumvent EU sanctions through gas payment 'technical solutions'

12 April 2022

Hungary plans to pay for Russian gas in euros through Gazprombank, which will convert the payment into roubles.

Belarusian oil refineries almost halve throughput

11 April 2022

Belarusian oil refineries almost halve throughput, according to Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko.

Moldova prepares for 'plan B' if Gazprom cuts supplies on May 1

11 April 2022

Paying for electricity and gas at market prices could be the price of Moldova's independence, says Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu.

Poland pushing hard to end oil dependency on Russia

10 April 2022

Warsaw has been accused of dragging its feet about ending Russian oil imports, while calling for an urgent EU-wide embargo at the same time.

Major Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk region as Dnipro mayor warns citizens to evacuate

7 April 2022

Russian forces destroyed an oil depot and hit a factory in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Governor Valentyn Reznichenko reported on April 6 in a Telegram message.

Europe’s current gas infrastructure is enough to replace Russian supplies

6 April 2022

Western Europe already has enough gas import capacity to replace Russian supplies, and promises of new infrastructure in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could put the EU’s net-zero ambitions in danger.