Russia

Crude Oil

Novak Says Russia Backs OPEC+ 500,000 bpd Oil Output Hike from February

Russia expects to support an increase in oil production by the group, known as OPEC+, of another 500,000 barrels per day from February at next month’s summit o…

Oil & Gas Trade

Minister Says Iran Welcomes Russian Companies' Investment in Oil Sector

Iran's Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zanganeh invited Russian companies to invest in his country's oil industry.

Nuclear Technology

Rosatom Launches its First Additive Technologies Center in Moscow

Additive Technologies opened its first Additive Technologies Center at the site of the Moscow Polymetal Plant.

Nuclear Power Plant

SMR Nuclear Power Plant to be Bult in Yakutia by 2028

ROSATOM and the Government of the Republic of Sakha signed an agreement on electric power tariff formation principles for the SMR power plant construction proje…

Coal Mine

VGK Starts Installation of Largest Main Coal Conveyor in Russian Federation

The object under construction is a complex of main conveyors, including reloading nodes and an overpass, consisting of three sections.

Spent Fuel

Ukraine to Stop Sending Spent Nuclear Fuel to Russia

Ukraine plans to stop sending its spent nuclear fuel to Russia next year after opening a storage depot at the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the state operator of at…

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus Unit Starts Pilot Operation

Unit 1 of the first nuclear power plant to be built in Belarus started pilot operation yesterday, Russia's Rosatom has announced.

Crude Oil

Russia’s Crude Oil Exports Drop 10% In January-October

Due to lower demand and the OPEC+ deal, Russia’s crude oil exports declined by 10.4 percent in volume year over year in January to October, data from the Russi…

Oil Pipeline

Nord Stream 2 to Start Laying Gas Pipes in Danish Waters

The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 consortium is expected to start laying gas pipes in Danish waters after construction was suspended for a year owing to the threat o…

Oil & Gas Trade

Gazprom lifts Ukraine January Gas Transport Bookings

Russia's state-controlled Gazprom has booked considerably more gas transport capacity through Ukraine for January, although overall booked capacity is still set…

OPEC

Russian Energy Ministers Tells Biden Not To Disturb Oil Markets

Joe Biden’s presidency will hopefully not interfere with OPEC+ actions taken to rebalance oil markets, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and former Energy Minister…

Oil Field

Gazprom & LUKOIL Sign Master Agreement to Develop Two Fields

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Vagit Alekperov, President of LUKOIL, signed the Master Agreement on the terms of the developme…

Hydro Generator Unit

New Guide Vane for Mainskaya Hydro Unit

A new guide vane has been produced for unit no 3 at the Mainskaya hydropower plant in Russia, with the equipment delivered this month, Power Machines has announ…

Crude Oil

OPEC+ Plans To Meet More Frequently To Discuss Oil Market Balancing

OPEC+ will take a more hands-on approach to global oil markets now that it plans to meet more frequently, citing the leaders of the group, Saudi Arabia and Russ…

Nuclear Power Plant

Fennovoima Gets Basic Design Documentation for Finnish Nuke Plant from Rosatom

According to Rosatom, the package has been reviewed by Fennovoima’s specialists and conditionally accepted for further work.