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March 14, 2022
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner remains opposed to a boycott of Russian oil and gas, even with leading members of his Free Democratic Party saying restrictions should be imposed to punish Russia.
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March 13, 2022
Oil resumed its decline after Iran carried out a missile strike in Iraq following the suspension of nuclear talks, while Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine prompted more calls to sideline the OPEC+ producer.
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March 10, 2022
Moscow’s decision to escalate its eight-year conflict in Ukraine has sparked a global energy crisis, says GlobalData’s MEED.
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March 09, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought a wartime energy transition to Europe. The continent’s decades-long timelines for overhauling energy supply systems that support more than 440 million people are now being revved up under extraordinary duress.
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March 08, 2022
Energy Workforce and Technology Council CEO Leslie Beyer said their industry supports the Administration’s continued sanctioning of Russia, including the most recent ban on imports of Russian oil.
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March 08, 2022
The world and energy market are at a point in history, as important as the end of both world wars, and that was true before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, said Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe.
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March 08, 2022
Brent crude futures surpassed $132 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate rose to $128. The Biden administration is poised to impose a ban on U.S. imports of Russian energy as soon as Tuesday.
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March 07, 2022
United Steelworkers International President Tom Conway said the union calls on their government and employers to cut off all Russian imports of crude oil that would be processed in our domestic refineries.
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March 07, 2022
Brent crude soared almost 18% to just shy of $140 a barrel at the open in Asia following news over the weekend that the U.S. and its European allies are discussing a possible ban on Russian oil exports.
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March 06, 2022
The U.S. House is exploring a bill that would ban the import of Russian oil and energy products, as a steady stream of companies pulled out of the country in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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March 04, 2022
After taking a barrage of criticism for buying a cargo of Russian crude, Europe’s largest oil company Shell Plc says it’s navigating the market with government guidance.
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March 04, 2022
We think it’s important to actually quantify the extent to which the U.S. is importing Russian crude and products. Politicians have referred to “Russian oil” as if all imports from that country are strictly crude oil. This is not true.
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March 03, 2022
The Biden administration’s objections to banning oil imports from Russia puts it at odds with a bipartisan clamor to punish Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine despite the inevitable pain it would cause by soaring gasoline prices.
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March 03, 2022
Canada is ratcheting up sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine in coordination with Western allies, unveiling new restrictions on energy companies and steep tariffs on exports.
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March 03, 2022
Western European nations are scrambling for ways to live without Russian natural gas, bracing for the possibility that either the Kremlin switches off the taps or political pressure for tighter sanctions erupts into a full energy embargo.
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March 02, 2022
Wintershall Dea AG will write off its financing of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project totaling as pressure grows on energy companies to exit business interests connected to Russia.
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March 02, 2022
The Biden administration it is seeking to degrade Russia’s status as a top world producer of oil and natural gas by restricting exports of the technology that enables those flows.
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March 02, 2022
Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to cede its stake in a Russian oil development to Kremlin-controlled Rosneft PJSC and other partners as sanctions make it harder to operate in the country.
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February 28, 2022
Shell Plc is exiting its Russian gas ventures, including a massive LNG facility, after the invasion of Ukraine changed the rules of engagement between Western companies and Moscow.
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February 28, 2022
Norway’s biggest energy company Equinor ASA joined U.K. energy giant BP Plc in starting to withdraw from Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
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February 27, 2022
BP Plc moved to dump its shares in oil giant Rosneft PJSC, taking a financial hit of as much as $25 billion by joining the campaign to isolate Russia’s economy.
