FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas

2 September 2025

Uzbekistan’s gas imports outpace exports despite higher sales to China

1 September 2025

Uzbekistan brought in more natural gas than it shipped abroad between January and July, the state statistical agency has reported.

Chinese terminal accepts first LNG cargo from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant

31 August 2025

Russia’s huge Arctic LNG 2 plant has been unshackled, finally finding a buyer for its cargos after being unsuccessful last summer.

COMMENT: Russia’s size is its Achilles’ heel as Ukraine targets its oil infrastructure

31 August 2025

Since August the Armed Forces of Ukraine has mounted a continuous barrage on Russian refineries that has reduced output by 20%. Russia is so big that the Kremlin can’t protect all its pipelines and refineries.

Russia offers Niger nuclear deal as France loses influence

28 August 2025

Russia has proposed building Niger’s first nuclear power plant, signalling a deepening partnership in civilian atomic energy and challenging France’s longstanding role after Niamey seized and nationalised some uranium assets.

ExxonMobil held secret Kremlin talks on a return to the Russian market

28 August 2025

US oil major ExxonMobil held secret talks with the Kremlin on a possible return to working in Russia, the Wall Street Journal reports

COMMENT: Can Russia weather Ukrainian drone attack fuel crisis?

27 August 2025

Russia is once again navigating a familiar crisis: surging gasoline prices, empty fuel pumps, and mounting pressure on its domestic supply system. This is not the first time Russia has faced a fuel crisis, but this one is especially bad.

EU commits to huge increase in energy imports from US - Statista

27 August 2025

One of the key components of the trade deal that the European Union and the US agreed upon on July 27 is the EU’s commitment to massively ramp up energy imports from the United States, Statista reports.