FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas

6 March 2024

Turkmenistan: Kabul market

5 March 2024

Afghanistan wants to show it is open for business and is willing to be a good neighbour. This and more in this week's Eurasianet Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Turkish terminal freezes Russian oil business

5 March 2024

Mediterranean facility Dortyol recently sprung to attention when US senators claimed “masked Russian oil” supplied via facility even ended up in US warships.

Azerbaijan will reduce excise taxes on imports of light distillates until the end of 2024

5 March 2024

According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, preferential rates for certain petroleum products came into force on March 1, 2024, and will be valid until December 31, 2024.

Ukrnafta transfers record-breaking $103mn dividend payment to state budget

4 March 2024

Ukrnafta, Ukraine's largest oil producing company, has made a historic transfer of UAH3.9bn ($103mn) in dividends to the state budget as an advance payment.

Production of deep gas at the ACG block to begin in 1Q25

4 March 2024

Production of natural gas from deep-gas formations in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field block will begin in Q1 25, according to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Potential Iranian ‘gas hub’, energy swap with Russia on the agenda

1 March 2024

Iran said talks were underway with key regional producers to set up a “gas hub” on the country’s Persian Gulf coast amid ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Moscow to work out a deal on oil and gas swap.

Iran and Russia ink 19 economic MoUs, including energy

29 February 2024

Iran and Russia have signed 19 memoranda of understanding, including four MoUs on energy cooperation, during a high-level economic meeting in Tehran

Shadowy Russia firm reportedly switches 60% stake in Uzbek gas storage facility to Hong Kong entity as Tashkent reacts to sanctions jitters

29 February 2024

A shadowy Russian company has transferred its controlling stake in Uzbekistan's largest underground gas storage facility to a Hong Kong-registered holding company

Sakhalin Energy offers China a short-term annual deal of 12 LNG cargoes

29 February 2024

Sakhalin Energy, the Russian energy company, has proposed a deal to supply Chinese buyers with 12 shipments of LNG annually for a period of three to five years.

Russia's natural gas production increased 6.8% y/y to reach 55.7bn cubic metres in January 2024

29 February 2024

Russia's natural gas production increased 6.8% y/y to reach 55.7bn cubic metres in January 2024, according to the latest figures from RosStat. This growth marks the highest production level since March 2022.

Lack of shipping capacity thwarts Russian LNG ambitions

28 February 2024

Western sanctions are thwarting Russia’s planned expansion in the global LNG market.

Russia could double gas exports by 2050

28 February 2024

Russia could double its gas exports by 2050, according to projections by the Russian Energy Agency, Tass reported on February 28.

US levies more sanctions on Russian LNG industry targeting shipyards

28 February 2024

The US Department of State imposed fresh sanctions on Russia’s LNG industry on February 24, the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Azerbaijan to serve as north-south climate finance "bridge" at COP29

28 February 2024

Azerbaijan aspires to position itself as a “bridge” for climate finance between the global south and the global north.

Repairs at Nizhny Novgorod refinery to continue for several more months

28 February 2024

Unplanned repairs at Lukoil’s 365,000 barrel per day refinery in Nizhny Novgorod are expected to drag on for several more months.

BP pushes on in Azerbaijan

28 February 2024

BP and its partners have started production at the East North flank of the Shah Deniz gas field off the coast of Azerbaijan.

European gas prices slide to lowest point since early 2021

28 February 2024

European natural gas prices have plummeted to levels not seen since 2021, as the continent nears the end of a mild winter with record levels of gas in storage and access to ample LNG supply.

Denmark ends probe into Nord Stream blasts

28 February 2024

Denmark has followed Sweden in ending its investigation into the explosions in 2022 that burst the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Azerbaijan increased gas exports to Turkey by almost 18% in 2023

28 February 2024

Azerbaijan exported 10.257 bcm of gas from the Shah Deniz field to Turkey in 2023, which is 17.8% higher than in 2022, according to data from the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Council (EPDK).