FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
Notorious Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky is major beneficiary of JKX Oil & Gas
Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky has been revealed to be a major private beneficiary of JKX Oil & Gas, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
Gas crunch emerging in East as Kazakhstan fails to meet China’s import requests
Try as it might, Beijing is unable to lock in Kazakh gas flows. Russian shipments via Uzbekistan might eventually be the answer.
Oil price cap scheme is threatened as Russia on course to become India’s biggest supplier
Erdogan reportedly to revive idea of bringing Turkmen gas to Europe via Azerbaijan, Turkey
The sale of Lukoil’s Italian ISAB refinery in Italy for $1.5bn is close to completion
Russia damages 350 Ukrainian gas facilities totalling $700mn
Russia’s recent attacks have damaged 350 Ukrainian gas facilities, causing $700mn in lost gas production capacity, the Kyiv Independent reported on December 8.
Azerbaijani ships increased transportation of oil and oil products by 160% in January-September
Uzbekistan rejects Putin’s proposed ‘gas union’
Tashkent’s coolness towards scheme that would also involve Kazakhstan will be seen as another sign of growing fissure between Russia and Central Asia. Kremlin claims pact would have no political strings.
Azerbaijan's Socar reportedly pauses purchases of Russian crude oil for its Turkish refinery
Putin complains about Moldova storing its gas buffer in Ukraine
Rosneft takes hit from loss of German refining assets
War in Ukraine speeds up global transition to renewable energy
The global energy crisis caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has sped up the green transition, Ukraine Business news reported on December 7.
Ukraine will need gas imports in February and March
Ukraine is likely to need gas imports in February and March next year, Interfax Ukraine reported on December 6.
Russian oil cap but OPEC+ keeps to its policy
Fallout continues from Russian oil price cap
The world's biggest oil producers
The United States is by far the world’s biggest producer of oil, having produced around 16.6mn barrels of oil on average per day in 2021, Statista reports.
RWE follows Uniper in suing Russian Gazprom over gas supplies
Turkmenistan: A shining city in a book of records
Russia is proposing a major reconfiguration of the Central Asian gas market. Eurasianet’s weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Azerbaijan imported almost 700 mcm of gas for the first 9 months
Azerbaijan may become a shareholder of Latvijas Gaze
Russian oil output up 2% in November
FSUOGM: China stresses close energy relationship with Russia
Can Russia sneak gas into the EU via a Turkish gas hub?
Russia has been eagerly pushing for the further development of Turkey as a “gas hub” for its gas supplies to Europe. Analysts are asking if this simply a ruse to dodge sanctions and surreptitiously continue to export gas to EU members.
Oil tanker jam forms off Turkey as Russian oil price cap disrupts markets
An oil tanker traffic jam has formed off the Turkish coast after the EU’s introduction of a price cap on global Russian crude supplies, the Financial Times reported on December 5. Turkish authorities are demanding new proof of full insurance cover.
Kazakhstan reports slight decline in gas output in Jan-Sept
Gas flow from EU to Ukraine reduced by nearly 30% in November
There was a near 30% decrease in gas flow from the EU to Ukraine last month, Ukraine Business News reported on December 5.
Ministers of Estonia, Lithuania and Poland praise importance of price cap on Russian oil
Azerbaijan exported 16.5 bcm of gas in January-September
Gas filling stations in Tashkent temporarily suspend operations
MOSCOW BLOG: Oil embargo day
The EU’s oil embargo on importing Russian oil comes into effect today. The blanket ban on seaborne oil deliveries is softened by the oil price cap scheme, so that the EU can import oil from Russia provided it costs less than $60.
EU, G7 approve Russian oil price cap as embargo on country's crude comes into force
The EU and the G7 nations clinched a deal last week to fix the price of seaborne Russian crude oil exports at no more than $60 per barrel, aimed at crippling Moscow’s revenue stream while avoiding major disruption in the global oil market.
France’s Total Energies signs deals on sale of Kazakh unit and development of wind energy project
Moldova to send all its gas from Gazprom to Transnistria
Chisinau aims to avoid blackouts, bring down electricity prices and improve relations with Russia-backed separatists in Transnistria with latest move.
Hungary claims to have received exemption from EU oil price cap
Italy to nationalise refinery of Russian oil major Lukoil
India's embrace of natural gas backfires
China stresses close energy relationship with Russia
How well will the EU’s oil embargo on Russia’s seaborne exports work?
The EU’s oil embargo, contained in the sixth and eighth packages of sanctions, comes into effect on December 5 and is likely to severely disrupt Russia’s oil trade but not stop it.
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