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By Rhod Mackenzie

For the Russian Federation, its oil and gas exports are of paramount importance. They are not merely a major component of the nation's balance of payments; they are the one of the cornerstones of the economy. Now If the European segment is being systematically replaced by America...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It seems that the Ukrainians have decided on a scorched earth policy as they are losing the conflict so badly
On August 13th the Ukrainians destroyed the pumping station of  Soviet oil pipeline "Druzhba ,the supplies of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have now ceased. For th...

By Rhod Mackenzie

There has been a major U-Turn in the Global Energy Sector with the so called Green Energy and Unreliable Renewables now being sidelined by the Energy production sectors
It has finaly been acknowledged by the global energy giants including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Tota...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Qatar has issued a warning that it may impose a complete halt on liquefied natural gas supplies to the EU unless Brussels eases its new mandatory climate requirements for suppliers.
According to a report a report by Die Welt, Qatar is considering halting its exports of liquefied...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The current business environment in Europe is is characterised by a range of factors, including sanctions, restrictions and the so-called "green transition". It appeared that the period of Russian gas dominance in Europe was coming to an end. However, Eurostat's May data brought...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russian and China who are members of both the SCO,BRICS  plus being large trading partners really need to sign off on the deal for both the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline and some long term contracts for the Russian Arctic LNG as this would solve a number of the potential energy sup...