Russian gas Archives - Page 3 of 6

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Latest news Ukraine

Reuters: Russia’s gas ambitions hit snag as sanctions force Arctic LNG 2 to suspend operations

The main problem is a shortage of specialized LNG tankers: only three have been built, and South Korea withdrew from building more under US sanctions

byAlya Shandra

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Latest news Ukraine

Reuters: Lithuania pushes for EU-wide deadline to end reliance on Russian gas

As the EU's energy ministers are set to meet in Brussels on 4 March, Lithuania has prepared a document suggesting that the European Commission should introduce legislation to enforce the 2027 deadline for phasing out Russian gas and LNG.

byIryna Voichuk

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Opinion

Senator silenced: how France’s TotalEnergies is allergic to transparency on Russia

Fossil fuel giant hits French senator with lawsuit on eve of hearing into its alleged human rights abuses in Africa and secretive deals with Russia

byOleh SavytskyiandbySvitlana Romanko

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Opinion

A call from Kyiv to Davos: curb Russian oil and gas exports for peace in Ukraine and beyond

Loopholes in Russian energy sanctions have allowed vast profits to fuel aggression, seen in a 70% budget increase for Russia's military expansion.

byOleh SavytskyiandbySvitlana Romanko

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Analysis

Russia left out in the cold as US sanctions torpedo LNG project

Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project now needs alternative investors, carriers, and equipment: its partners chose to leave over face the wrath of US third country sanctions

byMaksym Gardus

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Latest news Ukraine

Media: Foreign companies exit major Russian LNG project due to sanctions

Foreign shareholders in Russian Arctic LNG-2 project, including TotalEnergies and Chinese firms, declare force majeure and suspend involvement, prompted by US sanctions on Russia's Novatek, Russian media says.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

FT: EU helps sell on over 20% of liquefied natural gas imports from Russia

More than a fifth of Russia’s liquefied natural gas reaching Europe is reshipped to other parts of the…

byOlena Mukhina

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Daily review

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 615: Spain and Belgium buy more Russian gas despite war

Spain and Belgium boosted purchases of Russian natural gas by up to 50% despite the invasion of Ukraine, where most citizens want to delay elections until after the war.

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Latest news Ukraine

Shell continues trading Russian gas despite pledge to withdraw

The multinational oil and gas company Shell is still trading Russian gas more than a year after it…

byAlya Shandra

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Analysis

Europe won the first energy battle with Russia, but the war rages on: outlook for 2023

A relatively warm winter and a steady stream of LNG supply (liquefied natural gas) have helped the EU…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

The ceremony of opening of Russia's Nord Stream 1 pipeline supplying gas to Germany on November 8, 2011, which was attended by Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, and Dmitry Medvedev, then the President of Russia, along with German and Russian energy industry heads. Source: kremlin.ru How reducing EU reliance on Russian gas would benefit Europe

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Opinion

Putin’s aggression is the last call to end global fossil fuel addiction – opinion

Let us compare Europe in 2022 and 2023. According to official data for 2021, Europe was 45% dependent…

bySvitlana Romanko

Latest news Ukraine

Russian Gazprom reduced production by almost 20% and exports by 44%; yet exports to China increased

During 11 months of the year, Russian Gazprom reduced gas production by 19.4% compared to last year, and…

byOrysia Hrudka

Latest news Ukraine

EU fails to agree Russian gas price cap amid deep divisions – AFP

On 24 November, EU energy ministers failed to agree a cap on gas prices to mitigate the energy…

byYuri Zoria

Latest news Ukraine

Gazprom threatens to reduce gas supplies to Moldova (updated)

Russian state gas giant Gazprom threatened to reduce gas supplies to Moldova via Ukraine, putting forward allegations that…

byYuri Zoria

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How to make sanctions really painful for Russia, immediately

According to the study by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, during the first four…

byBohdan Ben

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Analysis

The EU oil embargo is not enough. How to curb Russia’s petroeuros

The EU has imposed a partial oil embargo as part of its 6th sanctions package. Yet, between 24…

byGeorge Frynas

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Financing Putin’s war: Russian coal and gas exports to EU grow despite sanctions

The largest importers of Russian fossil fuels in the past two months are: Germany (€ 9.1 billion), Italy…

bySvitlana Romanko

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The scope of the EU energy dependence on Moscow and practical ways out

The scope of EU dependence on Moscow also reveals that Moscow will collapse should the EU disconnect from…

byBohdan Ben

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International

How EU would benefit from reducing its reliance on Russian gas

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its eighth week, the international community has continued to support Ukraine.…

byMark Temnycky

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US slaps embargo on Russian oil and gas. Will Europe follow suit?

Among the latest sanctions unveiled by Washington was a full embargo on Russian oil and gas. The European…

byMartin Fornusek