Russia & FSU
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October 03, 2022
Hungary is one of the EU nations most reliant on Russia for energy, and has seen the cost of oil and gas imports soar to an estimated $19 billion this year from $4 billion in 2019, according to government data.
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September 20, 2022
A bipartisan pair of senators is pressing the Biden administration to use secondary sanctions to enforce a cap on the price of Russian oil.
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September 16, 2022
Russia could find new markets for about half of the crude exports that will be banned by the European Union from December, according to energy-data firm Kpler.
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September 01, 2022
Lukoil was the only Russian oil producer to call for a “fast resolution of the military conflict” in Ukraine early March, just after Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor entered its second week. Vagit Alekperov, the company’s founder, chief executive officer and also a major shareholder, announced his resignation in April after being targeted by international sanctions.
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August 30, 2022
Exxon Mobil Corp. took the first step toward filing a lawsuit against Russia after Vladimir Putin blocked the oil major from exiting its only remaining operation in the country.
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August 17, 2022
U.S. crude exports rose to a record as European refiners rushed to stock up supplies ahead of a ban on Russian imports.
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August 15, 2022
Russia defied expectations of a collapse in oil production following its invasion of Ukraine. But Moscow will have to redouble its efforts to find new buyers if it’s to keep output from shrinking in the coming months.
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August 15, 2022
Offshore Energies UK has urged government to prioritize the domestic production of energy after a House of Commons briefing showed that in June 2022, the UK imported no oil, gas or coal imports from Russia.
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August 03, 2022
Russia appears to have found a new means of getting its oil to market with Western sanctions looming for Moscow.
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August 01, 2022
Baker Hughes agreed to sell its Oilfield Services business in Russia to its local management team, and the business will operate independently going forward, the company announced.
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July 28, 2022
Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a high-pressure high temperature subsea riser contract with oil and gas operator, Umid Babek Operating Company (UBOC), for the exploration of its HP well on the Babek project in Azerbaijan.
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July 28, 2022
Block Energy plc, an exploration and production company focused on Georgia, announced the commencement of Project II of its three-project strategy, which will re-develop the Patardzeuli Middle Eocene reservoir.
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July 25, 2022
The nation’s shipments to buyers have declined for five consecutive weeks, taking them down by 480,000 barrels a day, or 13%, since mid-June. That's based on a rolling four-week average that helps to provide a better picture of the trend than the observation of flows from one week to the next.
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July 22, 2022
Oil tankers that previously carried Iranian oil are switching to haul Russian crude, according to shipping analytics company Vortexa.
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July 22, 2022
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed continued cooperation within OPEC+ in a phone call, according to a statement from the Kremlin.
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July 07, 2022
The U.S. and its allies have discussed trying to cap the price on Russian oil between $40 and about $60 a barrel, according to people familiar with the matter.
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June 24, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dominated headlines in terms of being a humanitarian crisis in Eastern Europe, which it is, first and foremost. It also continues to have sweeping implications for the global energy industry, the global economy, and everyone on the planet.
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June 22, 2022
Veteran commodities trader Pierre Andurand said it’s “hard to think of a downside” to a proposed oil price-cap on Russian crude that’s been floated by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
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June 20, 2022
Russia’s Rosneft PJSC is proceeding with its flagship Vostok Oil project in the Arctic, Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin said, just over a week after a key partner announced it’s exiting the development over the invasion of Ukraine.
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June 15, 2022
Sanctions have led to a $237.5 billion decline in the Eastern Europe oil and gas project pipeline as restricted access to intermediate goods and international capital have halted the construction of numerous oil and gas projects.
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June 10, 2022
In a weekly online briefing during Thursday, DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko discussed the progress made in rebuilding Ukraine’s energy and electricity infrastructure. He provided an update on energy sector operations and restoration of electricity supply amid the Russian invasion
