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Russia and the other former Soviet republics are often viewed as remote and obscure, but FSU OGM sheds light on the vital role these countries play in world energy markets. It explains the region's status as a key player in the EU's energy planning, while also focusing on the progress of efforts to expand deliveries to Asia.
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Tajikistan teams up with China to launch fresh attempts to find hydrocarbons
Authorities in Tajikistan are preparing to once more launch attempts to find domestic hydrocarbon supplies, with the country’s fuel reserves down to the equivalent of two months’ supply amid Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries.
Denmark's Topsoe, South Africa's Sasol to equip Allied Biofuels' planned $6bn SAF biorefinery in Uzbekistan
Danish company Topsoe and South African group Sasol have signed licensing agreements with Uzbekistan's Allied Biofuels to supply core technologies required for a planned $6.1bn SAF and eSAF biorefinery.
Tajikistan steps up fuel imports this year
Tajikistan relies heavily on imported petroleum products and LPG because of its limited domestic production.
Uzbekneftegaz to ramp up production at Alan gas-condensare field
Uzbekneftegaz has ordered extra work to be carried out to ramp up production at the Alan gas condensate field in Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya region.
Russia's Novatek raises gas output 2.7% in H1
The growth likely reflected the start of exports from Novatek’s Arctic LNG-2 project last autumn. The facility, under Western sanctions, delivers cargoes only to a single port in China.
Turkmenistan sees slight increase in gas output in H1
Oil production rose by 0.9% to 4.13mn tonnes.
European gas prices surge amid renewed US-Iran hostilities
European gas prices have soared this week amid renewed US-Iran hostilities, driving up costs for restocking supplies ahead of next winter.
Russia adds more energy firms to list not required to disclose corporate info
Russia has added 12 energy and aviation-fuel companies, including seven subsidiaries of state oil giant Rosneft, to a list of entities permitted to decide how much corporate information they disclose.
Putin vows to shore up Crimean fuel supply
Russia has begun work on a new system for supplying petroleum products to Crimea that will be harder to attack.
Russia reports drone debris hitting Afipsky refinery, causing fire
The blaze was subsequently extinguished.
Gazprom reports drone strike on compressor station serving Russia's Blue Stream gas pipeline
The station was attacked at 19:51 local time on July 7, Gazprom said. The company did not disclose the extent of the damage, adding that emergency work was under way.
Russia claims it has partially stabilised domestic fuel market
The attacks damaged several refineries and temporarily reduced gasoline and diesel production, forcing suppliers to reroute fuel and placing greater pressure on filling stations, Novak said.
Russian refining down to record lows, LNG exports to Europe at record highs
Russia’s crude output declined to the lowest in at least two and a half years in June as Ukraine attacked the nation’s oil infrastructure on an almost daily basis. But LNG production remains untouched and exports to Europe are at record highs.
Indonesia’s Karimun emerges as Asian hub for Russian oil
Russian businesspeople have begun staying at the island's leading hotel, where rooms cost about $40 a night the report adds. Their destination is almost always the local oil terminal, which changed ownership in mid-2024.
Iran, Russia close in on final gas trade deal, oil minister says
Iran and Russia are close to finalising a long-term gas trade agreement after resolving most of the contract’s key provisions, Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said following talks in Tehran with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev.
OPEC’s leverage narrows as war and exits reshape supply
Sanctions on Iran, war‑time disruptions and the UAE’s departure from OPEC have eroded the cartel’s capacity to shape prices, leaving it increasingly reactive and internally constrained
Russian fuel prices jump 20% in first week of July
Central Asia battles to stop fuel squeeze turning into supply shock
Sustained Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s refineries increasingly hitting motorists across region.
Europe is heading for gas volume crunch this winter, Eni chief warns
Europe is heading towards a shortage of physical gas supplies rather than another spike in prices, according to the head of Italy's energy major Eni, who warned that the continent faces its tightest supply buffer since the 2022 energy crisis.
Fuel crisis pushes Russia to ban diesel exports
ING: Oil bounces on Persian Gulf re-escalation
The re-escalation of fighting in the Persian Gulf in the last days has reignited supply concerns, pushing oil prices higher amid questions about the direction of US-Iran peace talks, ING said in a note.
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