SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Ghost Of Nord Stream continues to haunt Europe. Russia has pivoted to Asia with its energy output,it has increased gas supplies to China through the Power of Siberia Pipeline and a second pipeline is planned,LNG supplies to Asia continue to increase and Europe is in a quandry...
These are difficult times for gas workers: the price of their product and the demand for it have plummeted due to the warm winter, and so have their incomes. But just recently the price of the 'blue fuel' broke records and gas companies' profits soared. The 2022 gas rush has led to a surge in invest...
According to Dmitry Kobylkin, the head of the State Duma Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, the BRICS platform has the potential to coordinate efforts in protecting and promoting national interests, as well as developing common approaches to natural resource manage...
An article on the Oilprice website reports on the expansion of and the deepening of the cooperation between Russia and Iran, with a focus on energy, particularly gas. Earlier this year, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei approved a 20-year comprehensive cooperation agreement, similar to the 25-...
The extension of Europe's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to shipping from this year means that gas carriers delivering liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe will also have to pay a carbon tax. This could lead to very big changes in the global LNG market, warns Oil Price.
The Cross-Border Carbon Off...
The calls to abandon Russian LNG are increasing in Europe, as it is curently almost exclusively purchased by European consumers. A vote on this issue is scheduled for April. This raises questions about why Russia began selling its LNG to Europe and why Europeans have been buying it. It is unclear wh...
