Russia’s state energy giant Rosneft has agreed to supply up to 500,000 barrels a day of various crude oil grades, under a ten year contract, to Indian private refiner Reliance. Worth roughly US$13 billion a year at current prices, the energy deal is the biggest-ever between Moscow and New Delhi. Under the decade -long agreement, […]
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The geophysical division of TNG-Group, part of the Tatarstan-based oilfield services holding Tagras Holdings, plans to resume operations in India, the company has said following discussions with Oil India, the country’s largest oil producer. TNG-Group and Oil India previously collaborated on the processing and interpretation of seismic data. The geophysical division of Tagras has also
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Brazil expects to reach an agreement with Russia’s Rosatom on cooperation in the Brazilian nuclear sector by the end of 2025, according to Alexandre Silveira, the Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister. The two sides have begun negotiations on developing a partnership, utilizing Russian experience and seeking investment for exploring Brazil’s mineral potential. Brazil expects to
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Russia’s Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, has stated that Russia is exploring participation in the upgrade of oil refineries in Pakistan. He was speaking after the meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation of Russia and Pakistan, and said that “In the energy sphere, we are already supplying oil to Pakistan. We also
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With the US President Joe Biden on an eye-brow raising diplomatic trip to Angola, we examine the Russian position with the same country and look at where there may be similarities. Angola has generally held a neutral position toward Russia over the years, yet the country is also highly self-interested which means that Angola would
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Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has been visiting Mali at the Russian President’s direction, according to the Kremlin. Novak led a Russian business delegation, and held meetings with Mali’s interim Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maig, several government ministers and met with the country’s interim President Assimi Goita in Bamako, the capital. Mali faces daunting social,
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has been holding bilateral talks with the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana the last few days as well as attending the annual Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) multilateral meetings. Numerous issues were discussed during the bilateral discussions, we highlight these as follows: Energy Supplies & Transit Russia and Kazakhstan
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Rosatom has signed a contract with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a Nuclear Science and Technology Center (NSTC) in the country. Rosatom is the Russian state nuclear energy company. The initial work will be conducted by a Rosatom research subsidiary. Ethiopia is a member of
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Russian customs data indicates that over the past ten months, China has purchased US$849 million worth of enriched uranium from Russia – a 3.2-fold increase compared to the same period last year. In October, Chinese imports doubled from September, reaching US$216 million in value. Imports generally increase in the lead up to the winter months.
PipeChina, the operator of the East Route pipeline that carries Russian natural gas from Siberia to eastern China, has said that the pipeline has now been completed, and will soon be fully operational. The 5,111 km cross-border pipeline is now entering its final commissioning phase, while the southernmost section, linking Jiangsu Province with Shanghai is
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