SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
In February, Russian LNG exports increased by 2.8% compared to the same period last year, reaching 2.79 million tons, according to Kpler data. Despite ongoing discussions in Europe about limiting purchases of liquefied gas from Russia, supplies to EU countries remain stable. The...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On March 6, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Russia considers Nigeria a priority partner in Africa.
...By Rhod Mackenzie
In his address to the Federal Assembly, the Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that if the Russian economy continues to develop as dynamically as it did last year, it will soon become the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP at purchasing power parity. This go...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The new US sanctions will cause the already closed grey fleet that transports Russian oil to become even more restricted, further disrupting the global tanker market. and causing more chaos in the already chaoic sector.
The number of tankers in the grey fleet, which carries san...
By Rhod Mackenzie
TotalEnergies Vice President for Asia, Thomas Morisse, predicts that demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will increase in 2024, driven by China and Europe.
Morisse stated at an energy conference, as reported by Reuters, that "(Demand for) LNG will continue to grow. Europe is...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Despite sanctions, Russia became the sixth largest source of gold for Switzerland for the second year in a row in 2023. Switzerland was the main supplier of this precious metal to the European Union last year. This information is based on an analysis of data from the UN Comtrade...
