Tagged With Russia
Letter from Iran: Tehran's dreams and Moscow's deceptions
7 June 2023
Russia is making a show of support for Iran as the two nations strengthen their ties, but the promised investment may never materialise
Rise of Brics challenges oil world order
23 May 2023
The five economies are shaking up global markets, and they could be on the cusp of a major break from the existing order
Russia-India crude trade poses challenges
17 May 2023
Western banking sanctions and the crude price cap cause headaches for New Delhi and Moscow
Russia struggles to reroute gas exports
5 May 2023
Distance and politics mean there are no easy solutions to Moscow’s pipeline problems
China holds all the cards in Russia’s eastern pivot
4 April 2023
The Asian giant sees no reason to rush on energy cooperation
Russia finds the ships to access new product markets
24 March 2023
Refining runs and questions over blending—not vessel availability—are likely to determine Russian product export volumes
Letter from Venezuela: A long journey back from the oil wilderness
8 March 2023
Lifting sanctions may still be a bridge too far in becoming a sustainable supplier of crude to the US
Global LNG analysis report 2023 – Part 3
8 March 2023
The third part of this deep-dive analysis looks at liquefaction and regasification developments in the Europe and Russia
Azerbaijan cranks up volume as Russian gas alternative
24 February 2023
But threat of war, poor governance and regional rivalries hamper Azeri dream of tapping into Central Asian reserves
Europe’s confidence on gas may be premature
23 February 2023
The region has made significant progress on reducing exposure to Russian gas, but despite rosy assessments by politicians, challenges remain
Russian sanctions not watertight
21 February 2023
Moscow will likely still be able to find buyers and ships for its exports of crude and products despite the measures
Russia sanctions to create oil market slowburn
20 February 2023
Venezuela and Iran offer clues to potential effectiveness of the measures
Crude quality playing key role in oil flow reshuffle
13 February 2023
The war in Ukraine has rerouted oil market flows as European buyers look both close to home and far afield for replacements for Russian barrels
China and Russia deepen energy links
7 February 2023
But Beijing remains somewhat cautious in an attempt to avoid alienating the West
Russian firms exit Europe’s shrinking refining sector
2 February 2023
Hampered by sanctions and ill will, Russian majors are departing Europe, but refiners’ focus was already moving east
Beating the Russian products ban
27 January 2023
Legal and illegal efforts to skirt the prohibition are likely to intensify—especially in Turkey, the Balkans and Eastern Europe
Letter from India: Russian imports remain dominant
20 January 2023
India’s newfound reliance on discounted Russian crude continues to grow
Europe prepares for Russian product import ban
19 January 2023
The European products market is the latest battlefield in the conflict between Moscow and the West
Outlook 2023: The return of geopolitical risk in the energy market
22 December 2022
The Ukraine crisis has shaken the established norms of energy geopolitics and has set the world on a course that will see no return to the status quo of just one year ago
Where next in Europe’s diesel crisis?
5 December 2022
The fate of the continent’s supply crunch may lie elsewhere—in China, the Middle East and Russia
Outlook 2023: EU diesel demand begins to shift away from Russia
2 December 2022
Efforts to find alternative sources of middle distillate have proven sluggish but are starting to ramp up
Turkey’s gas hub pipe dream
28 November 2022
Erdogan and Putin’s rhetoric may be more about targeting domestic audiences than any realistic prospect of development
Letter from Eastern Europe: Western Balkans a test for energy diplomacy
24 November 2022
Common energy projects appear to be holding a famously fractious Balkan peninsula together—for now
Outlook 2023: Energy crisis puts political commitments to the test
23 November 2022
Governments around the world must decide how to approach the energy trilemma amid ongoing volatility
India courts foreign investors
22 November 2022
The government is seeking to revitalise the country’s upstream through a variety of reforms, says Petroleum Secretary Pankaj Jain
Outlook 2023: Tighter times ahead for oil
18 November 2022
Energy markets have had an extraordinary 2022, sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent retaliatory action. But the full effect on the oil market has yet to be seen
EU refineries prepare for life without Russian crude
31 October 2022
European refiners have strong incentives to adapt to the technological and logistical challenges of the continent turning away from Russia
Fears grow as Russian oil price cap looms
27 October 2022
Worries over unintended consequences of interference in traded markets increase as December nears
Russia offers Middle East a card in US game
26 October 2022
Opec+ cut agreement suggests Moscow’s Middle Eastern stock remains high
China boosts Central Asian gas links
20 October 2022
Beijing’s decision to expand the gas pipeline network linking it to Central Asia may threaten Russia’s eastern pivot
Will Russian gas ever return?
7 October 2022
Views on the longer-term future of the pariah state’s gas resources are divergent
US seeks to reassure over Russia price cap
6 October 2022
The looming move threatens additional uncertainty and risk for the energy markets this winter
Europe’s gas supply woes to persist
6 October 2022
Next year may prove even tougher than 2022
Bulgaria caught between east and west
3 October 2022
Russian interference and domestic political instability threaten the country’s dream of becoming a regional energy hub
A Russia price cap: Too clever by half
26 September 2022
The proposed mechanism may cause Russia some pain, but its impact is likely overstated
Russian barrels continue to impact Iranian trade
13 September 2022
The sanctioned countries are competing in a limited illicit market
India defiant over Russian crude
6 September 2022
Oil minister pushes back against criticism of his country’s approach to Russia
Indian refiners reap Russian discount rewards
30 August 2022
India continues to take significant volumes of discounted Russian crude
China holds the key for European winter LNG
25 August 2022
Demand in the East Asian powerhouse is the major variable for pace of deliveries into the Russian gas-starved continent
Storage disincentives and regional dislocations roil European gas trading
23 August 2022
The loss of Russian volumes has made for unusual market conditions
Record prices reflect Europe’s winter gas fears
18 August 2022
It is difficult to predict just how the continent’s supply and demand will balance
Between East and West: Central Asia at a crossroads
16 August 2022
The region holds huge gas and oil reserves, but getting those resources to market poses challenges
Kazakhstan seeks to chart own course
15 August 2022
It may be too soon to speak of a divorce between Russia and Kazakhstan. Yet the former’s invasion of Ukraine is sending shivers through Central Asia
Letter from the Middle East: Opec balances Russia and the West
9 August 2022
The cartel is happy to wait for further developments before committing to more drastic action
Russian seaborne crude exports slow
8 August 2022
China and India remain the most important customers for Russian volumes
Why a Russian oil price cap is unlikely to work
18 July 2022
The notion of a limit on Putin’s oil export revenue is attractive, but it will be virtually impossible to make it work in practice
G7 targets Russian access to tanker insurance
6 July 2022
Group wants to cut Moscow’s hydrocarbon revenues, but even the most stringent sanctions have their limits out at sea
High crude prices to persist in Q3 – Rystad
4 July 2022
Consultancy sees Brent potentially averaging $120/bl in Q3, but the outlook remains mixed
Japan faces energy supply crisis
29 June 2022
The import-dependent nation is increasingly reliant on expensive spot LNG cargoes
Supply blows rock European gas market
16 June 2022
Russian reductions compound US LNG outage as continent seeks relief in the short and longer term
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