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Articles with tag "Gas"

Russia Suspends Natural Gas Exports to Armenia for Repair Work

Energy customers will receive gas supplies from domestic reserves and additional imports from Iran during the maintenance.

Drones Hit Russia's Gas Hinterland in Northern Siberia for the First Time

Novy Urengoy is Russia's unofficial gas capital, located in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district in northwestern Siberia.
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opinion Igor Volobuev

Russia's Gas Industry Is Dying a Slow But Occasionally Explosive Death

Sanctions lost Russia its biggest market for gas and threaten the industry's sustainability. That was a problem before the drone attacks started.
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Gazprom to Form Military Reserve Units to Guard Energy Infrastructure From Drone Attacks

Rather than relying solely on regular military forces, authorities have increasingly turned to regional volunteer units and reserve formations to bolster...
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Russia Threatens to Rip Up Natural Gas Deal With Armenia Over Its EU Ambitions

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan later dismissed the threat, saying it is “illogical to frighten Armenia with high prices.”
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Kazakhstan Court Clears Path for Naftogaz to Pursue Gazprom Assets Over $1.4Bln Award

This is the first public foreign court decision that allows the enforcement of this arbitration award in a separate jurisdiction, Naftogaz said.
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News Analysis

On Trump’s Heels, Putin Gets a Lavish Welcome in China but No Blockbuster Deals

Experts say the visit was a symbolic win for Putin, even as negotiations on energy infrastructure floundered.
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News Analysis

Has the Iran War Sealed the Fate of Power of Siberia 2?

The pipeline remains stalled months after Gazprom signed a “legally binding” memorandum with China, even despite the global energy crisis.
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Ukraine Renewing Drone Strikes on TurkStream Facilities, Gazprom Says

The company said three Ukrainian drones targeted a compressor station in the southern Krasnodar region overnight.
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Putin Urges Oil and Gas Companies to Use Iran War Windfall to Pay Off Bank Loans

The surge in oil prices is generating as much as $150 million in additional revenue for Russia’s state budget each day, according to estimates by the...
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Vietnam, Russia to Sign Energy Deal as PM Leaves for Moscow

Vietnam's prime minister left for an official visit to Russia during which the two nations will sign several agreements.
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Kremlin Slams ‘Irresponsible’ Ukrainian Drone Attacks on TurkStream and Blue Stream Compressor Stations

Gazprom said the Russian military intercepted 26 Ukrainian drones targeting its energy sites in the Krasnodar region this week.
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Russia Sends Oil and Gas Tankers to Crisis-Hit Cuba, Defying U.S. Blockade – FT

The ships, if they arrive, would be providing the Caribbean island nation with its first energy shipments in three months.
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Putin Envoy Kirill Dmitriev Meets With Witkoff and Kushner to Discuss Russian Energy

Dmitriev said U.S. officials were “beginning to better understand” the importance of Russian oil and gas in global markets.
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Gazprom Says Ukrainian Drones Attacked TurkStream, Blue Stream Pipeline Facilities

Gazprom said facilities tied to the pipelines in southern Russia had been targeted 12 times over the past two weeks.
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Low Oil Prices, Strong Ruble Squeezed Russia’s Budget in February

Experts said the recent surge in oil prices due to the Middle East conflict would not materially affect Russia's March revenues.
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Russia’s Energy Revenues Down 27% From Pre-War Levels – Analysis

In total, Russia earned 193 billion euros from energy sales over the past year, of which 14.5 billion euros came from the European Union. 
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Russia’s January Budget Deficit Hits Nearly Half of Annual Target

The budget deficit widened even further as oil and gas revenues fell by 50% to a five-year low.
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EU Gives Final Approval to Russian Gas Ban

Imports of Russian LNG will end by the close of 2026, followed by a ban on pipeline gas starting Sept. 30, 2027.
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Gazprom’s Gas Exports to Europe Fall to Lowest Level Since Early 1970s

Gas supplies to Europe fell by a further 44% in 2025, reducing flows to 18 billion cubic meters (bcm).
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