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Russia extends gasoline export ban
Bulgaria to end Russian gas flows to Hungary, Slovakia by 2027
Bulgaria, the European Union’s last entry point for Russian pipeline gas, plans to end Russian gas flows to Hungary and Slovakia by 2027.
Orban, Fico discuss energy security and cooperation at Esztergom meeting
US delays sanctions against Serbia’s NIS for the eighth time
The United States has postponed sanctions on Serbia’s Russian-owned oil company NIS for another eight days following talks between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and US officials.
Russia says Ukrainian drone strikes on CPC infrastructure against US interests
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on September 26 that recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) facilities undermine the interests of the United States, Kazakhstan, Russia and global energy security, Reuters has reported.
Ukraine considers banning oil products imported through Romania's Constanța port
The main wholesale operators of petroleum products in Ukraine expect the Constanta port in Romania to fall under sanctions due to suspected Russian-origin products in blended imports arriving from India.
US to impose sanctions on Serbian oil company NIS on October 1
President Aleksandar Vucic said that Serbia was “collateral damage” in Washington’s sanctions war with Moscow.
EU demands Cyprus repay €67 million for troubled LNG project
The European Union has ordered that Cyprus repay the bloc EUR 67mn ($78mn) for grants given to build an LNG import terminal at Vasiliko in the country’s east/
Serbia secures extra Azerbaijani gas for winter
Serbia has agreed with Azerbaijan to secure additional gas supplies for the coming winter and completed talks on the construction of a joint natural gas power plant near the southern city of Niš.
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 plant appears to load first cargo at second train
Satellite images reveal a tanker docked at the sanctioned plant’s second production unit which began producing LNG in May.
Croatian PM angrily rejects Hungarian accusations of war profiteering
"We're the good guy," says Andrej Plenkovic after Hungarian foreign minister claims Zagreb is profiting from disruptions in Russian supplies.
Trump lavishes praise on Erdogan in White House meeting and suggests Turkey stop buying Russian oil and gas
Some big military and civilian aircraft deals may be in the making, but the deal-making remains behind closed doors.
Serbia awaits another US sanctions waiver for oil firm NIS
The sanctions, imposed in January due to NIS’s Russian ownership, have already been postponed six times, with the latest waiver set to expire on September 26.
Hungary's Orban, Trump discuss energy issues
Ukrainian drone strike hits Russian port city Novorossiysk, damaging CPC facilities
A Ukrainian drone strike on September 24 was conducted on the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, from where most of Kazakhstan's oil is exported. The attack killed at least two people and injured seven, including children, RFE/RL reported.
Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey oil pipeline yet to restart as producers demand debt repayment guarantees
Pipeline oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region to Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, halted since March 2023, were yet to restart on September 24 as two significant producers requested debt repayment guarantees, according to Reuters.
Turkey announces US-origin LNG deals that could secure 76 bcm over 20 years
Turkey’s state-controlled energy trade and infrastructure company Botas on September 24 announced two deals that could secure the supply of around 75.8bn cubic metres (bcm) of US-origin liquefied natural gas (LNG) over a period of 20 years.
Japan, Netherlands deep hydrogen ties
Industry associations from the Netherlands and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation on hydrogen, seeking to share technology and align policy frameworks as both nations step up their clean-energy ambitions.
Austria's OMV fires senior exec for Russian espionage
Austrian energy and chemicals group OMV has fired a long-serving executive over suspicions of espionage for Russia, and Vienna has summoned a Russian diplomat in connection with the case.
Aramco's bid to buy Repsol's renewables business collapses
Talks for Saudi Aramco to acquire a minority stake in Repsol’s renewables business have collapsed, ending months of negotiations over a potential €1bn investment.
BP halts work on Rotterdam biofuels plant
This marks the latest in a series of setbacks for oil majors seeking to expand in low-carbon fuels amid sluggish demand.
Eni gets greenlight to convert part of Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery into bio-plant
Italy's Eni has secured approval from Italy’s energy and environment ministry to convert parts of its 160,000 barrel-per-day Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi oil refinery in Pavia into a biorefinery.
Equinor commissions new Hammerfest LNG feedgas field
Equinor has launched production from the offshore Askeladd Vest gas field in the Barents Sea, aiming to secure long-term supplies for its Melkoya LNG plant, otherwise known as Hammerfest LNG.
Word leaks of $43bn US-Turkey LNG deal ahead of Trump-Erdogan meeting at White House
Agreement would cover imports through 2045.
Hungary gives cautious response to Trump’s call to end Russian oil imports
Landlocked Slovakia and Hungary received temporary exemptions from the 2022 sanctions, and are the only countries still importing Russian crude via pipeline, after the Czech Republic rerouted supplies via the TAL pipeline this spring.

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