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Russia and the other former Soviet republics are often viewed as remote and obscure, but FSU OGM sheds light on the vital role these countries play in world energy markets. It explains the region's status as a key player in the EU's energy planning, while also focusing on the progress of efforts to expand deliveries to Asia.
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Can Europe simply ban Russia's soaring LNG imports too?
Europe has cut itself off from Russian gas following the destruction of the Nord Stream 1 & 2 pipelines last year, but imports of Russian liquefied natural gas have soared as it seeks sources of fuel and has few other options. Or does it?
Foreign portfolio investors wait for details of mooted Lukoil share buyback
Russian oil major Lukoil intends to redeem 25% of its stock owned by non-nationals at half the market price, the company said in August. The offer follows on from a similar successful share buyback scheme by retail giant Magnit in June.
Ruble vulnerable to foreign buybacks
The ruble could bear additional risks from share buyback offers to foreign shareholders similar to that reportedly considered by Lukoil oil major, Sberbank CIB analysts argue as cited by Kommersant daily.
Kazakhstan expects to transit at least 900,000 tonnes of oil via Druzhba pipeline to Germany within this year
Kazakhstan buys two new tankers with 8,000 deadweight tonnage for Caspian Sea oil shipments
Gas branch of Gazprom giant loss-making in 1H23
Ukrgasvydobuvannya discovers new gas field with 1 bcm in reserves
Ukrgasvydobuvannya, a subsidiary of Naftogaz, discovered a new gas field with reserves of 1bn cubic metres of fuel, the company announced on August 30.
Hungary to increase purchases of natural gas from Azerbaijan
Bulgaria to probe secret deals with blacklisted Russians on TurkStream construction
Prosecutors are probing allegations that Bulgarians officials secretly met sanctioned Russians to speed up construction of the local stretch of the TurkStream pipeline.
China eyes cheaper Iranian crude as Russian discounts dry up
With rising prices seen on Russian crude imports of late, speculation is rife in East Asia that authorities in Beijing will soon give the nod to increased imports of Iranian crude in the coming months.
ExxonMobil says world will fail to meet Paris goal in 2050
Oil supermajor ExxonMobil says that the world will fail to meet the Paris Agreement goal to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius by 2050.
Russian petrochemical major Sibur posts $367mn profit in 1H23
The net IFRS profit of Russian petrochemical major Sibur in 1H23 amounted to RUB35.4bn ($367mn), Tass reported citing the company. Sibur's revenue in 1H23 reached RUB490bn ($5bn).
Orlen's sales to Ukrainian customers surge by 61.9% in H1 2023
Polish energy giant Orlen made substantial gains in its sales to Ukrainian customers during the first half of 2023, increasing by 61.9% compared to the same period last year, Ukraine Business News reported on August 30.
Turkmenistan: Union busting
Unfair soccer league, and potential and real gas deals aplenty, with Hungary, Iraq and Uzbekistan.
EU again voices concern over buying refined Russian oil from India, without solutions
The EU once more this weekend vented frustration at the “rapid” increase in Indian refined oil product exports to Europe that have been produced using Russian crude, without suggesting a proposal for curbing this trade.
Russia's Sibur breaks ground on new $2.1bn polypropylene plant
Russia’s largest petrochemicals producer Sibur has broken ground on a new polypropylene unit in Tobolsk in the Urals region, the company reported on August 25.
“All signs point to Ukraine,” German investigation into Nord Stream 1&2 pipelines bombing finds
A year has passed since a series of underwater explosions destroyed the Nord Stream 1&2 pipelines ending Russia’s delivery of gas to Germany. An official investigation has concluded that “all signs point to Ukraine,” Der Spiegel reports.
SOCAR starts estimating reserves of 27 fields in the Caspian according to SPE-PRMS classification
Net profit at Gazprom Neft tumbles over 40% in Q2
Net profit at Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russia’s state-owned Gazprom, tumbled 40% year on year in the second quarter on the back of weaker prices, the company reported on August 24.
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