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Top Executive of Russia’s Novatek Arrested in U.S. for Tax Fraud

A federal grand jury indicted Mark Gyetvay for hiding assets worth as much as $93 million in offshore accounts between 2005 and 2016.

Gazprom Rejects Gas Transit Increase as Europe Faces Winter Fuel Crisis

The state-controlled company is coming under fire as gas prices surge in Europe.

Russia Senses Opportunity in European Gas Price Crisis

The Kremlin says spiraling gas prices demonstrate the importance of Nord Stream 2, long-term contracts with Russia’s Gazprom.

PIPELINE POLITICS

Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 Firm Loses Court Case For Exclusive Pipeline Access

A German court ruling could limit Gazprom’s ability to use the pipeline.

reaching compromise

U.S., Germany Pipeline Deal Warns Russia, Seeks Ukraine Transit

The pipeline through the Baltic Sea has been vigorously opposed by Ukraine.

Russia’s Gazprom Behind Largest Industrial Methane Leak Since 2019 – Bloomberg

The gas giant has admitted a pipeline leak spewed millions of cubic meters of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere earlier in June.

opinion William Courtney

Depoliticizing Russian Gas in Europe

Europe has enough leverage to insist that some gas flows through Ukraine. Russia has an interest in keeping this option open, as well.

European Parliamentarians Demand End to Investment in Russian Gas Project

The new natural gas facility, Arctic LNG II, is being built by Novatek next to the Yamal peninsula.

Methane Emissions From Russian Pipelines Up 40% in 2020 – Study

The European Space Agency linked the methane emissions to “easily and cost-effectively” avoidable practices during routine maintenance.

ENERGY RELIANCE

Gazprom Sets Record High Gas Exports to Europe

Increased deliveries come as pressure over the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline grows.

France Urges Germany to Scrap Russia Gas Pipeline Over Navalny

Several European countries have criticized the pipeline, saying it will increase German and EU dependence on Russia for critical gas supplies.

opinion Sergei Kapitonov

Does China Need More Gas From Russia and Central Asia?

China is moving away from coal and dirtier energy sources. Can Russia help fill the gap?

News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend

Frozen pipes. Metro women. Oil slump.

Russia's Gazprom to Reimburse Poland $1.5Bln

PGNiG will be reimbursed after it was overcharged by Gazprom for years, the Polish company said.

Russian Warships to Hold Missile Drills Near Norway’s Gas Pipeline to Europe

Norwegian intelligence sees the drills as a response to the Western exercises that take place north of the Arctic Circle in March.

Turkey, Russia Launch TurkStream Pipeline Carrying Gas to Europe

The pipeline represents part of Moscow's efforts to reduce gas shipments via Ukraine.

Five-Year Agreement

Russia, Ukraine Clinch Final Deal on Gas Transit to Europe

The agreement was signed after five days of painstaking talks.

Two Dead in Fire at Russia's Novatek Oil and Gas Field

Two people have been killed and one injured in a fire in an elevator at Russia's Novatek northern oil and gas field.

opinion Leonid Bershidsky

Putin’s Grand Gas Project Makes Sense Now

But not exactly in the way the Kremlin wanted.

ENERGY POLITICS

Russia and Ukraine Strike Preliminary Gas Transit Deal

The two sides have been wrangling for months over an extension to the lucrative contract to ship Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine.

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