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By Rhod Mackenzie

India is under pressure due to its unwavering stance on importing oil from Russia. This was confirmed by the Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, during a conference in Bhopal.

It should be noted that India has taken a resolute position to defend their right to purchase o...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Having pushed Gazprom out of the European market, the American oil and gas industry is facing a slowdown in its growth in gas production. This could be an unpleasant surprise not only for Europe, but also for Japan and China, the main buyers of American LNG. According to the US D...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The European Union (EU) Council has not yet received any official proposals for the new package of sanctions to be imposed against Russia, according to an official EU representative who spoke to the newspaper Izvestia. However, the European Parliament anticipates that new measur...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The project documentation for the Soyuz Vostok gas pipeline through Mongolia to China is expected to be approved in the first quarter of next year, paving the way for construction to commence.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Victoria Abramchenko, announced...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should contemplate the matter of establishing their own payment and settlement system while improving exchange trading in their respective national currencies.

According to the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In early October, Brazil significantly increased its imports of Russian diesel fuel, despite restrictions on its export being imposed by the Russian authorities. By the second half of October, Brazil had even become the largest destination for diesel fuel exports from the Russian...