FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
Gazprom protests loss of Moldovagaz licences, threatens legal action
Gazprom has condemned the Moldovan authorities’ decision to revoke the gas supply licence of Moldovagaz and transfer its role to state-owned Energocom from September 1.
Syria returns to prominence with Azeri gas, Iraqi oil talks
Following years in the energy market wilderness, Syria is leveraging momentum built by its new regime to shore up energy supplies
Drone strike causes fire at Russia's Afipsky refinery
A fire at the gas and condensate co-processing unit of the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, triggered by falling debris from an unmanned aerial vehicle, has been extinguished.
EU gas storage exceeds 71% capacity
EU underground gas storage sites held around 77bn cubic metres of gas as of August 9, or 71.29% of capacity.
Russia's wholesale gasoline price hits new record on August 8
The wholesale price of AI-95 gasoline on the St Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange reached a record RUB80,206 per tonne on August 8, up 0.8% from the previous trading session and marking the eighth consecutive rise since July 29.
Gazprom loses Moldova's retail gas market
Gazprom has said the revoking of Moldovagaz’s supply licence is an infringement on its investment rights.
Sibur plans $164mn in sustainability investments in Tatarstan
Russian petrochemicals producer Sibur plans to invest more than RUB13bn by 2028 in projects aimed at improving the environmental situation in Tatarstan.
Russia's Gazprom Neft sees slide in H1 profits
Gazprom Neft’s net profit under Russian accounting standards fell 1.8 times in the first half of 2025 from a year earlier to RUB228bn.
Syria receives 3.4 mcm per day of Azeri gas
Syria is currently receiving 3.4 mcm of natural gas per day from Azerbaijan, with the capacity to raise deliveries to 6 mcm per day via a pipeline through Turkey.
Russian Urals price for India slides amid US sanctions threat
Prices for Russia’s Urals crude shipped to India have fallen sharply in early August amid mounting Western sanctions pressure.
Owner of major Russian oilfield put up for sale for $1.3bn
Russian oil and gas company AFB, whose ultimate beneficiary is Vitaly Vantsev, co-owner of Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, has been put up for sale with an asking price of $1.3bn.
Kazakhstan signs Tengiz Gas Separation Complex deal with Italy’s MAIRE Group
Kazakhstan’s KMG PetroChem and Italy-based MAIRE Group have officially signed the contract for the Tengiz Gas Separation Complex (GSC) project, Maire said in a press release on August 5.
US doubles tariffs on India over Russian oil
The US has intensified trade pressure on India by announcing a sharp increase in tariffs on key exports, citing India's continued purchases of Russian oil
Russia strikes key Ukrainian gas facility linked to Trans-Balkan LNG route
Pipeline built to transport Russian gas through Ukraine to Southeast Europe has recently been repurposed to support imports of LNG from the US and Azerbaijan.
Hungary’s MOL Group signs crude oil supply agreement with KazMunayGas
Hungary’s MOL Group has signed a crude oil supply agreement with Kazakhstan’s state-owned energy company KazMunayGas (KMG) as part of its strategy to diversify oil sources for Central and Eastern Europe, the former said in a press release.
BTC works with SOCAR to address the off-spec crude issue at the Ceyhan terminal
BTC works with SOCAR to address the off-spec crude issue at the Ceyhan terminal
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