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By Rhod Mackenzie

According to data from the Association of Gas Infrastructure Operators of Europe (Gas Infrastructure Europe, GIE), gas reserves in European underground storage facilities (UGS) currently stand at a record 67.87% or 73.7 billion cubic meters as of mid-February.
Since the start of...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russian nuclear scientists have begun an important stage in the implementation of a project that could change the balance of power in the global energy sector.
Rosatom has started the installation of the world's first naturally safe lead-cooled fast neutron reactor. This reactor...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Over the past 23 years, Russian agriculture has made an incredible leap forward. From total devastation in 1999, when Russia was forced to turn to the United States to receive grain on credit, to one of the world's largest exporters.The exports of Russian produce have increased t...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The European energy sector has been dominated by the energy crisis and the sharp rise in gas prices over the past two years. This was caused by European countries rejecting cheap pipeline gas from Russia and opting for expensive liquefied gas (LNG) from the United States. Gas pri...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The sabotage of the Nord Streams is the biggest threat to North Atlantic unity and the unity of the European Union. Recently,the German publications Suddeutsche Zeitung and Die Zeit reported that Sweden intends to halt the investigation into explosions on gas pipelines because i...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Germany's position as an industrial superpower may be at risk due to competition from the United States, declining interest in German goods in China, and an energy crisis caused by the lack of inexpensive Russian gas supplies. Bloomberg published this forecast on February 10th.

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