FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas

26 May 2022

Swiss maker of oil industry pumps Sulzer exits Russia

25 May 2022

Sulzer, a Swiss engineering group that specialises in fluid engineering technologies, announced on May 24 that it was exiting Russia “with immediate effect.”

Is Venezuela Europe’s answer for the loss of Russian oil?

25 May 2022

The US government appears to be moving towards loosening restrictions on trade with Venezuela, at least partly out of a desire to address disruptions on the European oil market.

FSU OGM: Russian bookings generating new business for Sovcomflot

25 May 2022

Russia’s state-owned tanker operator Sovcomflot (SCF) is still attracting plenty of business, with a surge of recent bookings from Russian oil producers partially making up for the loss of Western clients.

Rosneft, Gazprom Neft bookings generating new business for Sovcomflot

24 May 2022

Russia’s state-owned tanker operator Sovcomflot (SCF) is still attracting business, with a surge of recent bookings from Russian clients partially making up for the loss of Western clients in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

Sibur CFO O’Brien quits as sanctions decimate Russia’s foreign executive ranks

24 May 2022

Peter O'Brien, chief financial officer of Russia’s largest petrochemical company Sibur, has left the company as sanctions decimate the ranks of Russia’s foreign executives, bne IntelliNews can reveal.

Poland terminates Yamal pipeline agreement ahead of schedule

24 May 2022

Poland’s Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa announced on May 23 that her country was terminating its inter-governmental agreement (IGA) with Russia on natural gas deliveries via the Yamal-Europe pipeline.

Saudi energy minister says Russia will remain a part of OPEC+ group

23 May 2022

Saudi Arabia will continue to include Russia in OPEC’s attempts to work with other oil-producing states to balance global energy markets, despite Western moves towards sanctions on trade in Russian crude.

Schroeder steps down as Rosneft board chairman

23 May 2022

Gerhard Schroeder, Germany’s former chancellor, has resigned from his post as chairman of Russia’s state-owned oil producer Rosneft.

Russia halts gas deliveries to Finland

23 May 2022

Gazprom, Russia’s state-run natural gas giant, said on Saturday, May 21 that it had stopped all deliveries to Finland as of 6:00 a.m. local time.

GAC data show Chinese spending on Russian oil, gas, coal up 75% y/y in April

22 May 2022

China's spending on Russian crude oil, natural gas and coal jumped by more than 75% year on year to $6.42bn in April, according to data from Chinese customs data.

US seen easing sanctions on Venezuela to meet Europe’s need for additional oil supplies

22 May 2022

The US government is reportedly gearing up to ease sanctions on Venezuela’s national oil company PdVSA in order to facilitate deliveries to Europe.

ONGC weighs more bids for Russian assets despite rejection of first bid

21 May 2022

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is reportedly considering placing more bids for oil and gas assets in Russia that are being abandoned by international oil companies (IOCs) in the wake of the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.