FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas

14 February 2023

Fitch rates Naftogaz at Restricted Default

13 February 2023

Fitch Ratings affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s national gas giant, at 'RD' (Restricted Default), Ukraine Business News reported on February 10.

Europe’s gas tanks at record 69% full with just over one month of heating to go

9 February 2023

Europe’s gas storage tanks are 68.8% full, a record high in the last decade, with a little more than one month left of the heating season.

Turkmenistan: Small stature, big statue

8 February 2023

The son tries to escape his father’s shadow, costly breakdowns in gas exports, and Russia has been playing Turkmenistan for a fool. Eurasianet’s weekly briefing.

Africa rallies to Russia’s rescue as EU bans the import of oil products

8 February 2023

African nations boosted the import of Russian oil products, including the all-important diesel exports, in January ahead of the imposition of the latest round of sanctions on Russian oil products.

Jury still out on the effectiveness of the oil price cap scheme on Russian exports

7 February 2023

The oil market took a double shock on December 5 when an EU ban on importing Russian oil and an oil price cap scheme were introduced simultaneously. That was followed by a product ban on February 5. The jury is still out on if these will work.