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By Rhod Mackenzie

The economies of most Western oil consumers are growing slowly or not growing at all. Furthermore, Russia’s BRICS partners are not the audience from which OPEC+ would intend to earn windfall profits. Therefore, oil has outlined a smooth compromise corridor, which can only be dire...

By Ivan Shchedrov

Since 2010, the India-Russia special and privileged strategic partnership has developed on a solid foundation of strong history and was maintained by the means of political imperatives. Russia supported India’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and called...

Russian oil companies generated 1.053 trillion rubles ($11.55 billion) for the treasury in April, according to Bloomberg. This represents a doubling of revenues compared to April 2023 (497 billion rubles), driven by rising prices for oil and the weakening of the ruble.

Together with gas, budget re...

The volume of Russian oil exports to India in April reached its highest level in the past nine months, according to the Indian Express newspaper, which cited analysts on Friday, 3 May. This figure reached 1.96 million barrels per day, which is 19% higher than the figures for March, as reported by RT...

Kommersant reports that in March, Russian oil companies significantly increased sea exports to 3.8 million barrels per day due to problems with refinery utilization. This is the highest level since May 2023. The increase in oil exports is due to the redirection of flows from refineries damaged by dr...

The Ministry of Finance has reported a significant increase in budget revenues during the first quarter of this year. Both non-oil and gas revenues, as well as revenues from the sale of oil and gas, are growing. Additionally, the latter has shown phenomenal growth. What is contributing to the Russia...