U.S. President Joe Biden’s global energy security adviser said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting close to using natural gas as a political tool if Russia is Continue Reading
After years of publicly dismissing climate change, President Vladimir Putin is finally prodding officials to take the threat it poses to Russia’s economy more seriously. The shift in thinking means Continue Reading
Gazprom’s (GAZP.MM) natural gas exports to Europe and Turkey could reach 183 billion cubic meters by the end of the year, the head of the Russian gas giant’s export branch Continue Reading
Putin: “Currently, the OPEC+ countries are increasing production volumes, even slightly more than they agreed to do, but not everyone can do it,” Some OPEC+ members—including OPEC’s Angola and Nigeria Continue Reading
Russia could immediately increase natural gas deliveries to Europe as soon as German authorities approve the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the Financial Times reports , citing President Vladimir Putin as Continue Reading
Moldova and Russia remain divided over price and other details of a new gas deal, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita said on Friday, after expiry of their former pact prompted Chisinau Continue Reading
Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) doesn’t expect it would be “forced” to buy gas from Russia after its supply deal with Gazprom expires at the end of next year, Continue Reading
With Russia enduring its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic, setting grim records in daily cases and deaths, Moscow announced a lockdown Thursday — a move the Kremlin had previously Continue Reading
Russia can start supplies of natural gas to Europe via the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as soon as it gets the green light from Germany, President Vladimir Putin said on Continue Reading
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered most Russians to stay off work for a week later this month amid rising COVID-19 infections and deaths, and he strongly urged reluctant citizens Continue Reading
The European gas crisis can yet bite Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, should soaring prices feed into inflation, further boosting the cost of essentials such as food, or Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered people to stay off work for at least a week while Latvia has introduced a monthlong Covid-19 lockdown as deaths climb, driving renewed fears of another wave Continue Reading
Russia’s representative to the European Union urged the German authorities on Tuesday to certify the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline ahead of the Jan. 8 deadline, the RIA news agency Continue Reading
Medics wearing special suits to protect against coronavirus treat a patient with coronavirus, left, as others prepare a patent to move at an ICU at the Moscow City Clinical Hospital Continue Reading
Russian gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) has booked about a third of offered additional gas transit capacity via the Yamal-Europe pipeline via Poland for November and has not booked any volumes Continue Reading
Widespread public mistrust of the Russian government has translated into skepticism about coronavirus vaccines, experts say, leaving the country vulnerable to a surge in new Covid-19 cases that is now Continue Reading
Turkey, Egypt remains largest buyers of Russian wheat Wheat export tax raised to $61.3/mt for Oct. 20-26 Wheat harvest down 12% on year to 77.1 mil mt The pace of Continue Reading
Russian gas consumption is running at a record high but Moscow is still ready to increase supplies to Europe should it receive such requests, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Continue Reading
Unshaven and puffy faced, with tubes in his nose, a patient in a hospital’s coronavirus “red zone” recorded a desperate message for Russians. “I turned my life and my health Continue Reading
Unshaven and puffy-faced, with tubes in his nose, a patient in a hospital’s coronavirus “red zone” recorded a desperate message for Russians. “I turned my life and my health into Continue Reading
The operator of the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on the bed of the Baltic Sea said the first of the project’s two lines has been filled with so-called Continue Reading
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom could increase production capacity if it sees higher demand for volumes under long-term supply contracts from Europe, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday. Continue Reading
Reuters A patient is taken to a specialist hospital for Covid treatment in Moscow Russia on Saturday recorded 1,000 Covid-related deaths in a single day for the first time since Continue Reading
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, in a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Overchuk on Thursday, called on Russia to “do more to ensure European energy security,” Continue Reading
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak: Oil and gas will remain important decades from now According to the Russian official, the share of oil and gas in the world’s energy Continue Reading
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak: Russia has the capacity to increase production to up to 11.4 million bpd Russia expects its crude oil plus condensate production to return to Continue Reading
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is completed and ready to pump Russian gas to Europe, but nothing is flowing yet because it is still awaiting clearance from Germany’s energy regulator. Continue Reading
Millions from Latin America to the Middle East are waiting for promised doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine due to manufacturing problems and other issues. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, Continue Reading
Vladimir Putin has dismissed claims that Russia is weaponizing its supplies of natural gas to speed up Germany’s approval of the completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline Putin: The accusations are Continue Reading
The success of OPEC+ in stabilizing the oil market after last year’s price crash shows that the group has all the chances to expand cooperation and include areas such as Continue Reading
Highlights Russia pledges not to curb supplies to cause prices to skyrocket Energy forum in Moscow welcomes OPEC+, Western partners Volatility in oil and gas markets and greater international cooperation Continue Reading
Crows sit on grave crosses in the section of a cemetery reserved for coronavirus victims in Kolpino, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Russia hit another record of Continue Reading
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom has started withdrawing gas from its storage facilities to stabilize the gas market, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told a BBC program on Tuesday, adding Continue Reading
What’s Behind the Global Power Shortage? Fresh from crowing over Europe’s gas crisis , Russian President Vladimir Putin now sees a chance to capitalize on it. Putin wants to press Continue Reading
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is playing a growing role in Russia’s energy influence in Europe. As the European energy crunch has intensified, Russia has not increased its supply to Continue Reading
Russia’s natural gas giant, Gazprom, raised its 2021 price guidance for natural gas exports Gazprom reiterates that shoring up inventories at home is its top priority The Kremlin’s ambassador to Continue Reading
The Kremlin’s ambassador to the EU has called on Europe to mend ties with Moscow in order to avoid future gas shortages, but insisted that Russia had nothing to do Continue Reading
Russia reported 957 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, close to the all-time high of 968 reported two days earlier. The government coronavirus task force also said it had recorded 29,409 new Continue Reading
The main technological equipment of the Amur Gas Processing Plant remains safe and secure, a Gazprom representative told Rigzone, following several reports of a fire at the asset. The main Continue Reading
Russia might never hit the record oil production levels seen in 2019, a government paper cited by Kommersant outlines. Russian oil production might never recover to pre-coronavirus levels, the country’s Continue Reading
The head of the International Energy Agency said Russia has the capacity to send substantially more gas to Europe and alleviate the energy crisis gripping the continent, in an intervention Continue Reading
MOSCOW, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Russia reported 936 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, the largest single-day death toll it has recorded since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus task force also Continue Reading
With winter fast approaching and a stunning energy price surge pummeling Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin chose an opportune moment to use his country’s leverage as an oil and gas Continue Reading
The European Commission is looking into complaints by some EU countries that Russia is using its position as a major supplier to propel the soaring price of gas in Europe, Continue Reading
Thawing earth once thought to be permanently frozen is springing to life and threatening a crucial chunk of Russia’s economy. The melting of the thick layer of the earth known Continue Reading
The Nord Stream 2 AG joint venture has started the gas-in procedure for the first string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Russian giant Gazprom, the leader of the Nord Continue Reading
Swiss-based Nord Stream 2 said it has appealed a court decision that confirmed the pipeline will not be exempt from European Union rules that require the owners of pipelines to Continue Reading
After years of publicly dismissing climate change, President Vladimir Putin is finally prodding officials to take the threat it poses to Russia’s economy more seriously. The shift in thinking means Continue Reading
Russian crude and condensate output increased by 2.7% on the month to 43.86 million mt — or 10.72 million b/d — in September, according to data released by the Central Continue Reading
The United States announced last week that it would soon open its doors to foreign travelers vaccinated against the coronavirus, loosening restrictions for broad swaths of global visitors for the first Continue Reading
