Trump “energy dominance” policy pits Washington against Moscow
Last July, U.S. President Donald Trump stood beside his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw and promised to help wean…
Russia Tops U.S. In Global Energy Company Rankings
State-controlled gas giant Gazprom ranked the top integrated oil and gas company of 2017, according to the S&P Platts Top…
Oil hits $71 for first time since 2014 on tighter supply and weak dollar
Oil hit $71 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since 2014, supported by OPEC-led supply curbs, a record-breaking…
Russian gas return to Ukraine to cost EU traders $1 billion
Companies from Eni SpA to Uniper SE will see combined gas shipments to the east European nation fall by about…
Poland may reopen market for Gazprom, asks for “normal market” terms
Poland expects Russia to offer “normal market conditions” for the supply of natural gas and non-oil-related prices. This was stated…
Russian gas exports to Europe hits all-time high in 2017
Russia`s gas exports to Europe and Turkey rose by 8.1 percent to a record high 193.9 billion cubic metres (bcm)…
Italy declares state of emergency after the Austrian gas terminal explosion
Italy has declared the state of emergency regarding energy supplies after the explosion at the Baumgarten gas terminal in eastern…
OMV CEO sees closing of Gazprom asset swap not before end-2018
The chief executive of energy group OMV said on Tuesday he expected an asset swap with Russia’s Gazprom to close…
Poland reduces its Russian gas dependence and signs in the Americans
Poland’s dominant gas firm PGNiG has signed its first mid-term deal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries from the United…
Gazprom speaks out against OPEC production cut extension
While OPEC is said to be mostly leaning toward a 9-month extension of the production cuts, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander…
Russia finds alternatives to the European market in India and Pakistan
Russia, which controls and manages huge gas reserves in energy-rich Iran, plans to export gas to Pakistan and India by…
Europe stands divided on Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Nord Stream 2—Gazprom’s pipeline project to twin the existing Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea, is dividing…
Much of the Black Sea basin remains less explored than other strategic areas in Europe
On 25th–26th October, the crème de la crème of the oil and gas industry and representatives of the upstream and…
Gazprom, Bulgaria discuss gas transit in context of Turkish Stream
Gazprom chief Alexei Miller discussed issues related to gas supply and transit with Bulgarian energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova this week,…
Gazprom unseats ExxonMobil as world’s largest energy company
Russia’s Gazprom has topped the S&P Global Platts 250 rating of the world’s energy companies. The company has ousted US…
Oil hits seven-month high as producers say market rebalancing
Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in seven months after major producers said at a meeting in Vienna…
Despite new U.S. sanctions, Russian oil traders say it’s business as usual
Russian oil companies will quickly find ways to work around tighter restrictions imposed this month by the United States on…
Gazprom has increased its supplies to Bulgaria by 11%
In 2017 Russian gas giant Gazprom has increased supplies to countries that may become natural gas consumers using the Turkish…
Gazprom expects no changes to key projects from new US sanctions
Gazprom said on Aug. 14 that new U.S. sanctions against Moscow would not result in the Russian gas exporter having…
Gazprom’s monopoly may be over: Russian Security Council recommends liberalization of gas export
The Russian Security Council’s inter-agency commission for security in the economic and social spheres has encouraged the country’s government to…