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By Rhod Mackenzie

The decrease in pipeline supplies from Russia is compelling Europe to continually seek new gas sources amid long term global supply issues. The largest economy in the bloc, Germany, is looking to overcome the deficit by sourcing gas from Nigeria, which boasts the largest reserves...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The European Commission has stated that the European Union intends to limit the import of Russian gas to 40-45 billion cubic metres by the close of 2023. On November 2, Igor Yushkov, a leading analyst at the Russian National Energy Security Fund and lecturer at the Russian Financ...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Amidst the acrimonious standoff between Russia and the collective West, Gazprom lost the major portion of its European gas market, accounting for up to 40% of its revenue in times of peace. The challenge now is to ponder over two options: replace the lost Western exports with tho...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Türkey has suspended joint energy projects with Israel, including the exploration and production of hydrocarbon deposits in the Mediterranean Sea and the transit of gas to Europe. Despite recent predictions that these countries would surpass Russia in the EU market, the operation...

By Rhod Mackenzie

On Friday, 27th October 2023, gas prices in Europe saw only a slight change based on the felling that thre are sufficient supply levels and a prediction of warm weather in the region. However, prices remained close to the year's peak. Interestingly, the weather seemed less signif...

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...