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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian energy company Gazprom has agreed with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and PipeChina to design and construct a pipeline section located in the Far East. The new pipeline will be used to supply Russian gas to China.

Constructing a pipeline tends to be a prolonge...

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

For the first time, Gazprom has provided a detailed overview of its strategy for the Central Asian market. The company intends to enhance its presence in the region over the next 15 years. During the annual gas conference, Gazprom's CEO, Alexey Miller, expressed a willingness to...

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

The project documentation for the Soyuz Vostok gas pipeline through Mongolia to China is expected to be approved in the first quarter of next year, paving the way for construction to commence.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Victoria Abramchenko, announced...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its recent long-term forecast, World Energy Outlook. According to the report Russia's gas industry faces a bleak future with its market share predicted to decrease by half on the global platform. It is crucial to determine the ev...