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U.S. Grants Turkey Exemption From Sanctions on Gazprombank, Energy Minister Says

Hungary earlier this week revealed it would also be granted an exemption for making gas payments through Gazprombank.

Putin Drops Demand for Gas Payments Via Gazprombank

The decision comes after Gazprombank was hit with U.S. sanctions last month.

Russia To Stop Delivering Gas to Austria – Energy Company

Austria has long been heavily dependent on Russian gas, but its environment minister Leonore Gewessler insisted the energy supply was secure.

3 Ways Trump's Victory Will Impact the Russian Economy

At least from an economic point of view, there are no good omens for a second Trump administration.

Last Window to Europe: What Happens After Ukraine Gas Transit Ends?

If this gas route is lost, it may intensify Europe's battle with Asia for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and create new headaches for cash-strapped...

Iranian President Locks In Gas Pipeline Deal with Russia

Pezeshkian said the gas deal would help Iran become a “regional gas hub,” serving both nations’ interests and promoting sustainable development and...

Gazprom Postpones Arctic Gas Exploration Projects After Record Loss

The move comes amid record losses, Western sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine and China's refusal to sign a new contract for Russian gas...

Ukraine Rejects as ‘Nonsense’ Alleged Role in Nord Stream Blasts

The Wall Street Journal reported that Ukraine's then-top military commander, Valery Zaluzhny, oversaw the plan to blow up the pipelines in September 2022...

Gas Prices Surge as Ukraine Seizes Key Russian Route to Europe

Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov cautioned that some analysts anticipate European gas prices could continue to rise.

Is the Western Quest to Strangle Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Doomed to Fail?

Over two years into the invasion of Ukraine, sanctioning Russia's energy sector — the Kremlin's main cash cow — remains an elusive task for the Western...

Bulgaria Takes Gazprom to Court Over Halted Supplies

Bulgaria was one of the first EU countries to see its gas supplies halted after refusing to pay in rubles as demanded by Moscow in response to Western...

Gazprom’s June Exports to Europe Jump From 2023 – Reuters

Gazprom’s EU exports averaged 81.8 million cubic meters per day in June, up from 66.8 million cubic meters per day in June 2023, according to Reuters’...

Russian Oil and Gas Revenues Surge in June – Reuters

The estimated 812 billion rubles in revenues would mark a more than 50% year-on-year increase — up from 529 billion rubles in June 2023.

As Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline Stagnates, So Do Russia's Hopes for Pivoting Gas Exports Eastward

Are there any other options left for Gazprom to boost its foreign sales after its main export direction — to Europe — has nearly been severed?

Germany's Uniper Awarded 13 Bln Euros for Lost Russian Gas

Gazprom steadily dwindled gas supplies to Germany following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in apparent retaliation for Western sanctions.

Russia Seizes Deutsche Bank, UniCredit Assets

The banks had been guarantors of a major gas processing and liquefaction plant in cooperation with Germany's Linde, which quit the project due to the war...

Fire at Russia Gas Terminal Caused by 'External Factor' – Novatek

The operator said there were no victims and the fire was "currently localized," at the site 110 kilometers (70 miles) west of St Petersburg near the Estonian...

Russia's Gazprom Plans Investment Cut as Exports Drop

Gazprom's investment program for next year, spent on energy projects and infrastructure, will drop about 20% year-on-year to 1.57 trillion rubles ($17...

Putin Arrives in Beijing Seeking Diplomatic, Economic Support from ‘Dear Friend’ Xi

The Kremlin hopes to secure commodity contracts, agreements to share cutting-edge technologies and a declaration of Beijing’s backing of Moscow.

Putin Launches Russian Gas Shipments to Uzbekistan

Russian Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced the start of gas supplies to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan, a boost for Russia's industry hit by a flurry of Western...

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