Russia

Nuclear Reactor

Ukraine Backs Purchase of Soviet-Designed Nuclear Reactors From Bulgaria

Employees stand in front of the second power unit of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Netishyn, in Kh…

Oil Price

Oil Gains Nearly 2% Despite Trade War Concerns

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023.Oil prices rose nearly 2% on Monday after posting their third s…

Oil Price

Oil Ticks Higher as Investors Weigh New US Tariffs

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023.Oil prices ticked higher on Monday even as investors weighed U.…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russian Gas Supplies Arrive in Slovakia via Turkstream, Expected to Rise in Q2

Russian gas supplies have arrived in Slovakia - which had been cut off from previous routes when Kiev declined to extend the transit contract with Gazprom - via…

Gas turbine engine

System Operator Proposes Electricity Imports From China, Constructing 250 MW Gas Turbine Unit to Cover Russian Far East’s Energy Deficit

The System Operator has proposed considering imports of electricity from China, constructing a 250 MW rapidly deployable gas turbine unit (GTU) and developing r…

Power Construction

Lithuania Cuts Russian Power Grid Ties as Baltics Prepare to Link With EU

A barge with autotransformer intended for the expansion of the Lithuanian-Polish electricity system connection LitPol Link, moves past the Russian town of Sovet…

Oil Refinery

China Oil Teapots Cut Run Rates to Pandemic Levels

Private oil processors in China have slashed their operating rates to levels last seen at the beginning of the pandemic, as U.S. sanctions on Russia cut a key s…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Leningrad Unit 3 Gets Approval to Operate to 2030

Russia's nuclear regulator Rostakhnadzor has issued a licence for Leningrad nuclear power plant's third unit to operate for a further five years, to 203…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA Finds Commitment to Safety at Novovoronezh Plant

The Novovoronezh plantThe operator of Russia's Novovoronezh nuclear power plant has shown a commitment to enhancing operational safety, an International Ato…

Nuclear Reactor

Expansion of Test Programme for MOX Fuel for VVER Reactors

The third cycle of tests of MOX fuel in the MIR research reactor is to begin following the successful completion of the second phase of the programme which aims…

Nuclear Technology

Rosatom Completes Initial Testing of HTGR Fuel

Rosatom scientists have successfully concluded the first phase of reactor testing on laboratory fuel samples for a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) un…

Nuclear Reactor

New Material Proposed in Trt Tokamak Project

Specialists at JSC NIIEFA and MISIS have developed a composite of tungsten and copper, using additive technologies, for the plasma-facing elements of the tokama…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia Discussing New Nuclear Energy Units With Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that progress on two reactors under construction is "going well" and the two countries are "now discussing the possibi…

Oil & Gas Trade

China’s Crude Oil Imports From Top Supplier Russia Reach New High in 2024

China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Russia were up 1% in 2024 to a record high versus 2023, while purchases from Saudi Arabia dropped 9%, data sho…

Oil Price

Oil Up, Heads for 4th Weekly Gain as U.S. Sanctions Hit Supply

A view of an oil pumpjack in a farmer’s field near Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada September 5, 2024.Wedoany.com Report-Jan 17, Oil prices rose on Friday…