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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Czech Republic is currently making arrangements to shift its oil refineries to the use of non-Russian oil sources. This is despite Russian oil via pipeline supplies being exempt from sanctions on it, as well as for Austria,Hungary and Slovakia, Prague appears to thing that i...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In early October, Brazil significantly increased its imports of Russian diesel fuel, despite restrictions on its export being imposed by the Russian authorities. By the second half of October, Brazil had even become the largest destination for diesel fuel exports from the Russian...

By Rhod Mackenzie

For the last half a century or so, the world's demand for fuel has remained constant at between 0.15 and 0.2 gallons (0.7-0.9 litres) of fuel per person per day. During the Covidien pandemic, this figure fell, but not below the lower limit. Plus it only seemed to remain at the lo...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Oil futures have risen sharply recently (early on 19th September they were close to $95 a barrel in London trading), but their growth is nothing compared to that of diesel futures, which in the United States, for example, hit a new record of over $140 a barrel in mid-September. I...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In 2023, Germany will significantly increase its imports of oil products from India. German companies import large quantities of gasoil, which can be produced from Russian oil.

"German imports of petroleum products from India increased twelvefold - from 37 million euros in the...

By Olga Samofalova

India is promising to drastically cut its purchases of Russian oil as the price of Middle Eastern oil has become more attractive. It would be a major blow for Russia to lose such a large buyer, and particularly given the current sanctions. However, analysts are confident that...