Novak and Bayraktar hold talks in Moscow
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar met in Moscow on Thursday.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar met in Moscow on Thursday.
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said today that Tehran has finalized virtually all key terms of a contract to purchase Russian natural gas. According to him, the Islamic Republic is prepared to take up to 55 billion cubic meters of fuel annually via a pipeline transiting Azerbaijan.
Serbia will never impose sanctions on Russia despite immense pressure, Minister in charge of Serbian international economic cooperation Nenad Popovic said as …
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) production increased significantly between January and May
Additional volumes of Russian gas will be supplied to Kazakhstan under an agreement reached at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Brussels is to stop importing Russian pipeline gas under short-term contracts as of today. A ban on LNG imports had already taken effect earlier.
Armenia has potential alternative sources of natural gas imports, if the price of Russian gas rises, Chairman of Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission Mesrop Mesropyan said.
Gas supplies from Russia to Armenia continue as normal, and no notifications of price revision have been received, Armenian Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister David Khudatyan said.
The Armenian Prime Minister recalled the strategic agreements in place with Russia concerning gas deliveries, emphasizing that they ensure the price of Russian gas for Armenia will remain unchanged.
Russia’s crude oil supplies to China have increased by 31% in Q1 2026 year-on-year to 31.86 mln tons, according to figures released by the General Administration of Customs of China.
Russia reduced pipeline gas supplies to Turkey by 27% year-on-year in January–February 2026, according to calculations based on data from Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority.
The head of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy announced that the necessary agreements had been reached
Gazprom's average daily natural gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream gas pipeline that transports Russian gas to Europe via Türkiye rose 22% from a year earlier to 55 million cubic meters in March.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who arrived in Moscow on a working visit, on April 1.
Russia increased total gas production (natural and associated petroleum gas) in January-February 2026 by 9.2% year-on-year to 129.2 bln cubic meters, according to Rosstat data.
Russia may initiate its withdrawal from the European market ahead of time in view of the EU’s intention to completely reject its gas, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
According to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, Budapest has decided to block the 20th package of EU anti-Russian sanctions.
Russia and Iran are close to concluding a gas supply agreement. Exports of Russian gas could begin in the next two to three years.
Associated gas accounted for 30.3% of Azerbaijan's total gas output in 2025, with volumes reaching 15.4 billion cubic metres - a 2.1% increase compared to 2024.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump not only does not contest the laws that Joe Biden "enacted to punish" Russia but is also introducing new sanctions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.