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Moscow. Attempts to make European consumers buy American liquefied natural gas (LNG) run counter to the principles of market economy and democracy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Germany’s Rheinische Post newspaper. "We believe that it is ...

Moscow. The Russian Ecological Society has thanked PJSC Tatneft for active involvement in the implementation of environmental policy within the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan. The award ceremony has been held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan ...

Baku. The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is one of the most ambitious projects in the oil and gas industry as it will transport natural gas from Azerbaijan’s giant Shah Deniz 2 in the Caspian Sea to Europe, Luca Schieppati, TAP Managing Director, said, Trend reports citing Independent ...

Moscow. He will also continue to work as Deputy Director General of Gazprom Invest. Alexey Davydov, who had headed Gazprom Geologorazvedka since 2012, has been relieved of his post, informs Information Directorate, Gazprom. Vyacheslav Plotnikov, First Deputy Director ...

Nur-Sultan. In January-June 2019, gasoline production in Kazakhstan increased by 12. 8% year on year to reach 1, 975. 9 thousand tons, Kazinform correspondent cites the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy. The output figures for the period under ...

Moscow. PAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) announced that Arcticgas, a joint venture between NOVATEK and PAO Gazprom Neft, successfully completed a horizontal well number “U2802” targeting the lower Achimov formation at the Urengoyskoye field. ...

Baku. Eleven EU member states are able to receive liquefied natural gas (LNG) through terminals, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice president for Energy Union said in an interview with ICIS, Trend reports. Sefcovic acknowledged that collateral factors, such as the ...

Moscow. Russia's Sberbank appealed to law enforcement agencies on suspicion of unlawful activities of the former main shareholder of Antipinsky Oil Refinery Dmitry Mazurov and the former head of the oil refinery Gennady Lisovichenko, Sberbank which is the main shareholder of the oil refinery ...

Istanbul. European Union decisions to curb contacts and funding for Turkey over its drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus will not affect its determination to continue energy activities in the region, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the EU’s failure to ...

Berlin. Oil and gas companies that supply Europe’s biggest energy market fuels for cars, trucks and heating may be soon be required to pay for carbon pollution allowances if a panel advising the government gets its way. Chancellor Angela Merkel this month started talks on how to force ...

Moscow. OAO Gomeltransneft Druzhba has cleansed its system of oil pipelines from polluted Russian oil, BelTA has learned. All the operations to remove substandard oil from the main pipelines and tank farms in the Belarusian territory were finished on 11 July. The oil pipeline from the ...

Moscow. The International Energy Agency (IEA) is predicting the return of a glut in the oil market in 2020, as OPEC expects demand for its crude to drop while its competitors increase production. In the first half of this year, the supply of oil exceeded global demand by 0. 9 million ...

Baku. The engineers behind the Shah Deniz 2 project, delivering gas from Azerbaijan to Europe direct for the first time, have received the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Major Project Award for 2019 for their collaboration to deliver this complex major offshore, onshore and pipeline gas ...

Moscow. July 12 witnessed putting two hydrotreating units for kerosene and diesel fuel at the TANECO Oil Refining Complex of TATNEFT Company into operation in the mode of comprehensive testing. July 12 witnessed putting two hydrotreating units for kerosene and diesel fuel at the TANECO Oil ...

London. Three Iranian vessels tried to block the passage of a BP-operated tanker through the Strait of Hormuz but withdrew after warnings from a British warship, the British government said on Thursday. The stand off followed a warning by U. S. President Donald Trump that U. S. sanctions ...

Moscow. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has discussed with CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber issues of bilateral cooperation in production of hydrocarbons and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and in geological exploration, the Russian Energy Ministry said ...

San Francisco. Tesla Inc (TSLA. O) set a record for quarterly vehicle deliveries in a triumphant response to months of questions about demand for its luxury electric cars, sending shares up 7% after hours on Tuesday. Tesla did not comment on profit - which is still elusive - but the robust ...

Moscow. Military investigators have launched a probe into the deaths of sailors in a fire on a submersible vehicle, spokeswoman for the Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko told TASS on Tuesday. "Military investigative bodies of Russia’s Investigative Committee are carrying ...