Russian oil and gas News

Greek-Managed Vessel Shipped Coal From Russia Despite EU Sanctions

A vessel managed by a company based in Greece transported coal from a port in Russia late last month, after European Union sanctions on the commodity had come into force, according to maritime data reviewed by Bloomberg. The ship, the …

G7’s Price Cap on Russia Oil Takes Shape but Will Russia Sidestep Insurance Rules?

The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limit Moscow’s ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine, a plan analysts say could work in the long term but might boost …

EU Plans Price Cap on Russian Gas as Putin Threatens to Halt All Supplies

BRUSSELS/VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – The European Union proposed a price cap on Russian gas on Wednesday hours after President Vladimir Putin threatened to halt all supplies if they took such a step, raising the risk of rationing in some of the …

Europe’s Banks, Insurers Prepare for Potential Winter Power Cuts, Energy Rationing

Some of Europe’s biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and to dim the lights as they brace for potential power cuts and energy rationing that threaten the money system underpinning the region’s economy. As Russia throttles gas supplies to the …

G7 Expected to Advance Russia Oil Price Cap Plans With Insurance Playing Key Role

Group of Seven finance ministers are expected to firm up plans on Friday to impose a price cap on Russian oil aimed at slashing revenues for Moscow’s war in Ukraine but keeping crude flowing to avoid price spikes, G7 officials …

Exxon Begins Legal Action After Putin Blocks Its Final Russian Exit

Exxon Mobil Corp. took the first step toward filing a lawsuit against Russia after Vladimir Putin blocked the oil major from exiting its only remaining operation in the country. Exxon has been trying to exit the Sakhalin-1 project in the …

Russian Coal Exports Effectively Halted by EU Ban, With Re/Insurance as Key Factor

Russian coal exports were effectively halted by a European Union ban on entities within the 27-nation bloc servicing shipments of the fuel to anywhere in the world. Suek JSC, Russia’s largest thermal coal miner, was unable to ship the fuel …

Russia Finds New Route to Get Oil to Market Via Tiny Egyptian Port

Russia appears to have found a new means of getting its oil to market with western sanctions looming for Moscow. A cargo of about 700,000 barrels of Russian oil was delivered to Egypt’s El Hamra oil terminal on its Mediterranean …

G7 Nations Mull Options to Deprive Moscow of Bumper Oil Profits

The Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations is looking at blocking the transportation of Russian oil among other options to deprive Moscow of bumper revenues amid its invasion of Ukraine, unless it heeds a price cap. In a statement released …

G7 Countries Aim to Have Price Cap on Russia Oil Before Dec. 5, When Sanctions Kick In

The Group of Seven richest economies aim to have a price-capping mechanism on Russian oil exports in place by Dec. 5, when European Union sanctions banning seaborne imports of Russian crude come into force, a senior G7 official said on …