The Hungarian government does not intend to comply with the European Union's ban on Russian gas supplies and is considering various ways to bypass it, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on the Kossuth radio station.
Bratislava and Budapest will file two individual lawsuits in the EU Court of Justice against the ban on Russian gas imports to the European Union starting in 2027 because it is impossible to file a joint complaint, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
The EU Council has formally approved a full ban on supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas to the European Union starting January 1, 2027, and on pipeline gas - starting September 30, 2027, according to a statement released by the EU Council.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has condemned the EU's decision to fully ban Russian gas supplies by 2027, calling it "a fraud".
Russia will begin supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Armenia via Azerbaijani railways.
Gazprom for the first time supplied more gas to China than to Europe as of 2025 year-end and delivered 38.8 bln cubic meters of gas to China, the Russian gas holding said.
Russia has replenished the oil produced last year: while production was 0.52 billion tons, geological exploration found 0.67 billion tons in 2025, of which 0.49 billion tons are ready for production.
Türkiye's growing reliance on natural gas is underscored by figures released by the EPIAS exchange, showing demand approached 64 billion cubic meters last year.
Russian gas exports to Europe via the Turkish Stream pipeline rose by 8.3% in 2025, hitting a record of 18 billion cubic meters, according to the …
Gas consumption worldwide increased by 25 bln cubic meters year on year in 2025, Russia's gas major Gazprom said.
The plan covers both pipeline and liquefied natural gas
Hungary and Slovakia are preparing a joint lawsuit to the EU's planned ban on imports of Russian gas and oil, citing threats to their national energy security.
Russia will maintain its oil refining volumes at 2024 levels this year, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov said.
Representatives of the EU member-countries approved the plan to get rid of buying all kinds of Russian gas, the Danish presidency in the EU Council …
Turkey’s state energy company Botas has renewed its contract with Gazprom for one year, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
The TurkStream gas pipeline operator will transfer its headquarters from the Netherlands to Hungary, Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to guarantee that Russian gas can continue to flow to Hungary through Turkey.
Russian gas supplies to Kazakhstan could more than triple by the end of the decade, the press service of the Russian State Duma's Energy Committee said.
VTB Bank has forecast a significant rise in Russian gas supplies to China by 2030, with total pipeline exports projected to reach 56 billion cubic meters annually.
Turkey finalised a one-year extension of its two expiring gas import contracts with Russia that total 22 bcm, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
