FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas

6 August 2024

Russia’s oil and gas revenues soared by 61.6% in 7M24 to $80bn.

5 August 2024

Russia’s oil and gas revenues soared by 61.6% in the first seven months of the year, reaching RUB6.777 trillion ($79.98bn) compared with 4.193 trillion ($49.42bn) during the same period last year.

Austria to phase out Russian gas imports by 2027

5 August 2024

Austria’s ruling coalition has agreed to halt imports of Russian natural gas by 2027 as part of a new security strategy, as reported by the Kurier newspaper on August 5.

Supply gas deal with Russia a win-win, Iranian envoy says

4 August 2024

A long-term gas deal inked between Iran and Russia in June is a “win-win,” Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying.

EU urges Hungary and Slovakia to cut their dependency on Russian oil

2 August 2024

Brussels says that oil supplies to the two countries are not at immediate risk from Ukraine's tightening of sanctions on Lukoil.

Russia extends gasoline export ban

2 August 2024

Russia has extended its ban on exports of gasoline until the end of October, in response to shortages and a spike in the price of the fuel.

Moldovan companies allegedly involved in Russia's oil and fuel export

2 August 2024

Investigative organisation RISE Moldova identified several Moldovan companies that came to "play an important role in the maritime transport of Russian oil.”

Slovenia's Geoplin seals first natural gas supply deal with Azerbaijan's SOCAR

1 August 2024

Slovenia's leading gas wholesaler, Geoplin, said on August 1 it has concluded its first natural gas supply agreement with Azerbaijan’s energy giant SOCAR.

SOCAR and Eni S.p.A. sign memorandum to enhance energy cooperation and sustainability

31 July 2024

Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the State Oil Company, Mikayil Jabbarov, and SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf met with Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italy’s Eni S.p.A company.

Russia prepares $25bn initiative to substitute equipment and tech in the energy sector

30 July 2024

Russia’s flagship national initiative to achieve “technological sovereignty” in the energy sector, overcoming dependence on Western technology, is set to cost RUB2.14 trillion ($25bn) between now and the end of the decade.

Major Moldovan fuel distribution company Tirex Petrol goes insolvent

30 July 2024

Tirex Petrol, the incumbent car fuel distribution company in Moldova and the fourth-largest distribution company in 2023 (after major players Petrom, Rompetrol and Lukoil) privatised in 2000, entered insolvency at the request of creditors.

Helmerich & Payne to acquire KCA Deutag

30 July 2024

Helmerich & Payne (H&P) is to acquire UK-based KCA Deutag International for $1.97bn in cash