By Rhod Mackenzie
The volume of Russian oil exports to India in June have again reached record levels.
According to Victor Katon, the head of oil analysis at Kpler, daily volumes of oil supplies from Russia to India rose to 2.2 million barrels per day over the past month. These record figures c...
By Drago Bosnic
For weeks prior to Russia launching its special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, the United States insisted that Russia was planning this and that it would certainly do it. Then,after the SMO started, Washington DC used this to bolster its intelligence-gathering reputation by c...
By Zhao Huasheng
Over the past few years, a common feature of the Central Asian states has been their special emphasis on external threats as their main danger; this has emerged as their main perspective and explanatory framework for viewing national security issues.
There are reasons for this.
...By Rhod Mackenzie
Beijing is strongly encouraging state-owned energy companies to buy as much gas as possible, despite the fact that the energy crisis has now greatly eased, and to invest in export infrastructure in exporting countries. In this way, explains Bloomberg, the Chinese authorities hope...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Over the past four years, the European Union and China have failed to achieve any significant results in negotiations on trade issues, according to EU Ambassador to China Jorge Toledo.
"I am sad to say that in four years the dialogue on economic issues and trade has not brought...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Iran decided to keep up with Turkey and, following the Turkish gas hub project, announced plans to create its own gas hub in the Persian Gulf with the participation of Russia, Turkmenistan and Qatar.
“We have the second largest gas reserves in the world, so we plan to create a...