Russia | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 50
Russian Environmental Watchdog Opens Case Against Rosneft for Siberia Oil Spill
Russia’s environmental watchdog has opened a case against state-owned oil corporation Rosneft after a pipeline leak resulted in oily water filling backyards and flowing out of locals’ taps in Siberia. RN Yugansknefteg...
Russia Proposes Keeping Ukraine Gas Prices Unchanged
Russia proposes keeping the gas price for Ukraine unchanged in the third quarter, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday, a day before Russia’s energy minister goes to Vienna for gas talks. “Despite...
Iran Building Terminal for 14,000-Ton Oil Tankers in Caspian Sea
Iran is developing an oil terminal in a northern Caspian port to allow docking by large tankers, an official said on Monday. With the development of the terminal, 14,000-ton oil tankers will be able to anchor in the I...
Bulgaria Says Gas Interconnector with Greece Could Break Russian Monopoly
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov pointed to the planned gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece as having the potential to break Russian monopoly. Mitov highlighed that the swift implementation of the ag...
Russia Demands Beginning of Talks on Ukraine Gas Transit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the beginning of talks over the continuation of gas transit via Ukraine after 2019, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller has said. This marks a substantial shift in the Kremlin’...
EGPC and Rosneft Sign Fuel Oil Supply Deal
Russia-based Rosneft has announced that it has signed and agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to supply oil products into Egypt. “The signed document envisages cooperation in the are...
Iran LNG Draws Gazprom’s Attention Ahead of Post-Sanction Era
Russia’s Gazprom has announced its interest in Iran’s liquefied national gas (LNG) projects after an official said Tehran planned to revive them which are suspended under sanctions. “Gazprom does not rule out it...
Total Pulls Out of Russia’s Shtokman Gas Project
Total said on Wednesday it had pulled out of the Shtokman natural gas project in the Barents Sea, with development of one of the world’s largest untouched gas fields apparently falling victim to Western sanctions in R... 
