FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas

14 May 2024

Ukraine’s strategy of hitting Russian oil refineries is working

10 May 2024

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries are doing what oil sanctions failed to do: reducing the Kremlin’s income from oil production, limiting its supply of fuel for the army and pushing up domestic prices, without driving up oil prices.

EU turning a blind eye to Russian LNG flowing through its terminals

10 May 2024

Europe has been turning a blind eye to a fifth of Russia’s LNG output that is flowing through EU ports, either to be consumed by member states or sent on to customers around the world, in what is a lucrative trade for the Kremlin.

Turkey signs LNG deal with US supermajor ExxonMobil placing question mark over Russian gas supplies

9 May 2024

Ankara has ambition to make country an energy supply powerhouse based on re-exports.

Russian Tatneft oil major grows 57% in 1Q24 under RAS

9 May 2024

Russian regional oil major Tatneft posted 57% year-on-year growth in Russian Accounting Standard revenues to RUB382bn ($4.2bn) in 1Q24, the company announced.

Russia to lift petrol exports ban as market stabilises

9 May 2024

Russia could lift the ban on exports of petroleum products for a period of two months in May-June 2024, according to a report by Kommersant daily citing unnamed official sources.

Russian geo exploration agency asks for $274mn support

8 May 2024

Russian state geological exploration agency Rosgeologiya is asking the government for RUB25bn ($274mn) of state support in subsidies and recapitalisation, as well as a special status for state-ordered geo exploration works.

EU proposes sanctions on trans-shipment of Russian LNG

8 May 2024

The European Union is considering placing its first sanctions on Russian LNG.

Russian oil and gas sector sees 40,000 workers shortage

7 May 2024

Labour shortages have also affected Russia’s oil and gas sector, reaching 40,000 people, Bloomberg estimates. Since the beginning of 2024, the number of vacancies in the sector has grown by 25%.

EU LNG imports down 8% in January-April: GIE

7 May 2024

EU LNG imports were down 8% year on year in January to April at 40.8bn cubic metres, coinciding with a climb in Russian pipeline gas supplies.

Azerbaijan seeks EU long-term guarantees, financial support for gas projects

7 May 2024

Azerbaijan is seeking long-term guarantees and available financial support from the EU to invest in its gas production and expand exports to the bloc, its president Ilham Aliyev said in late April.

Kazakhstan files plan with OPEC to compensate for missing oil quotas

7 May 2024

Kazakhstan has sent a plan to OPEC on how it aims to compensate for producing more oil than its OPEC+ production quota in the first four months of the year.

Indian imports of Russian oil increase in April as Ukraine strikes Moscow’s refineries

7 May 2024

Russia supplied 1.96mn barrels per day(bpd) of crude oil to Indian refineries in April 2024, which is almost 19% more than the amount supplied in March 2024