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32 storiesVitol CEO says Western countries have exhausted available oil stocks
Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London that Western countries have exhausted the oil stocks available to them. He said the oil products market remains very de…
Von der Leyen says EU to cut Russian gas imports to zero; target date disputed
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will bring Russian gas imports to zero, down from a 45% share before the conflict in Ukraine to 12% now. Vedomosti reported the goal as the end of this year, while Kommersant an…
Moldova–Romania power line to be named Trump Liberty Line with $130m US funding
A new 400 kV high-voltage power line between Moldova and Romania will be named the “Trump liberty line”, the US embassy in Moldova said. Washington is financing the $130m Strășeni–Gutinaș project on a grant basis, and a working group involv…
Novak urges stable fuel supplies, faster rules to meet Russian demand
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, after a regular meeting on the petroleum products market, called on ministries and vertically integrated oil companies to keep ensuring stable fuel supplies to the domestic market. The governme…
Novak chairs fuel market meeting as officials report reserves, regional price measures
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak chaired a meeting on the fuel market, where the Energy Ministry reported on accumulated fuel reserves and regional authorities presented measures to regulate fuel prices. Novak said there is no diesel s…
Putin holds meeting on energy storage systems, Kremlin says
President Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting on the development of energy storage systems, state agencies reported, after the Kremlin announced it earlier in the day. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin would …
EU Commission warns of “very difficult winter” over energy prices
A European Commission spokesperson, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, said the EU is heading into a very difficult winter because of energy prices, despite G7 measures to stabilise the market. The G7 agreed on 2 October to release up to 100 million barre…
St Petersburg Exchange halts publication of fuel trade data under decree
The St Petersburg Exchange has stopped publishing a range of data in its Oil Products section, citing a presidential decree on control of information and statistics in the fuel and energy sector. Interfax says the withheld items include con…
Crimea power outages hit Bakhchysarai district and Alushta
Damage to 110-35 kV networks of the Taurida grid operator cut power in Crimea's Bakhchysarai district on 5 October, the state enterprise Sevastopolenergo said, a report TASS also carried. The next morning Alushta and Alushtinsky district lo…
Ukrainian expert says Kyiv could face 14-16 hours of daily blackouts in October
Kyiv could be left without electricity for 14 to 16 hours a day as early as October, according to Oleh Popenko, head of Ukraine's Union of Consumers of Communal Services, as reported by TASS and RIA Novosti. Popenko said energy infrastructu…
Trump blames Ukrainian refinery strikes for US gasoline price rise
US President Donald Trump said rising gasoline prices in the United States are caused by Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and by refinery closures in Democratic-run states such as California, and not by the Strait of Hormuz. Russian …
Saudi Aramco chief warns world oil reserves are “frighteningly low”
The head of Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, said at a London energy forum that world oil reserves that cushion supply disruptions have fallen to a “frighteningly low” level, and that pressure on crude and refined product markets will grow until …
Novak and Irkutsk region head discuss fuel supply, price regulation
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Irkutsk region head Igor Kobzev discussed fuel supply in the region on October 5. They talked about oil product supplies and coordination between federal and regional authorities on price re…
Ukrainian drivers advised to keep weeks of fuel, Russian agencies report
Drivers in Ukraine were advised to keep a fuel reserve for three weeks, TASS reported, citing UNIAN and Serhiy Kuyun, director of the consulting firm A-95. TASS said supply disruptions are possible in certain regions of the country. RIA Nov…
Likhachev calls Belarus main beneficiary of nuclear energy development
Likhachev named Belarus as the main beneficiary of nuclear energy development, according to Russian state agency TASS and business outlet RBC, which both reported the statement on 5 October. RBC said Belarus had been the main beneficiary of…
Russia envoy Ulyanov says EU swapped cheap Russian oil for expensive US oil
Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said the EU has exchanged its dependence on inexpensive Russian oil for costlier oil from the United States, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. TAS…
Russia paid oil firms 305.5 bln roubles under fuel damper, outlets report
Russia's budget paid oil companies 305.5 billion roubles under the fuel damper, according to TASS and Interfax, though the two outlets differ on the month: TASS attributed the sum to July, while Interfax said the September payment was execu…
Russian official outlets report power outages in four Ukrainian regions
Power outages were reported in four Ukrainian regions on 5 October, according to the Russian official outlets TASS and RIA Novosti. TASS named Odesa, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts as affected. RIA Novosti said part of subscribers in the…
Electricity restored in Primorye district after outage affecting over 12,000
Electricity supply was disrupted in the Khasansky district of Primorye, TASS reported. Supply was restored for more than 12,000 residents, according to TASS. RIA Novosti reported that electricity supply in the Khasansky okrug had been resto…
Power supply disrupted in 12 settlements in Russia's Primorsky Krai
Electricity supply was disrupted in 12 settlements in Primorsky Krai after a repeat failure of a 110 kV power line in Khasansky district, the grid operator DRSC said, according to Interfax. Crews are restoring supply in Khasansky and Shkoto…