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By Rhod Mackenzie

The major and influential international organisations, which have previously predicted the collapse of the Russian economy due to sanctions, have once again revised their forecasts. The World Bank now expects 2.2 percent growth by the end of the year, while the International Mone...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian budget will receive an additional 4 trillion rubles in tax revenue in 2023,( $42 billion). with credit going to non-oil and gas businesses. Amid a challenging year for the oil sector, it was the non-resource sector that managed to bolster the Russian economy. How was...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia will be granted the right to participate in developing Vietnam's oil and gas fields in exchange for tax breaks in joint ventures. The two states will boost collaboration on oil projects, as evidenced by the Cabinet of Ministers' materials reviewed by analysts. For instance...

By Andrey Sushentsov

The foundation of the Russian-Indian partnership is mutual respect for the uniqueness of the civilizations of the two countries. We recognise the unique nature of the civilizational choice of our peoples and recognise the value of the special path that our countries have chos...

By Rhod Mackenzie

A competition has emerged between the two largest oil and gas companies in America, both striving to secure their oil supply for several decades to come. Although predictions anticipate oil demand peaking in 2030 before dwindling, both Chevron and ExxonMobil have signed multi-bil...