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Wood

Siberian Wood Pellet Producer Doubles Exports to South Korea

Agriculture, Asia, Energy, Exports

Russia’s Segezha Group in Siberia has doubled its wood pellet production year-on-year to 61,000 tonnes in January-June 2025, the group has stated. The company has almost tripled its pellet sales to 70,600 tonnes in H1, up from 25,200 tonnes in H1 2024. The main purchaser was South Korea, to which the company supplied more than […]

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Oil

Russia’s Oil Revenues Up 7% In July As EU Supplies Increase

Energy, Exports, India, Middle East

Russia’s oil export revenues in July rose 7% with a value of just under US$1 billion compared to June, reaching US$14.3 billion, according to International Energy Association (IEA) calculations. This is despite the European Union attempting to impose an oil cap on July 18, which proved ineffective as the oil export revenue growth was driven

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Malaysia

Russia, Malaysia Bilateral Trade, Nuclear Energy, & Investment: August 2025 Update 

Asia, BRICS, Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Trade

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with the current Malaysian Head of State, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, in Moscow. Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, with nine Sultans each rotating the position as Head of State for five year terms. The Head of State is titled “Yang di-Pertuan Agong” with Sultan Iskander having been

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India To Continue To Buy Russian Oil Despite US Threats

Energy, Exports, India, Trade

The Indian government has not requested its oil refining industry companies to oil companies to cut back imports from Russia, according to Randhir Jaiswal, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. He stated that “As far as sourcing India’s energy requirements is concerned, we take decisions based on the price at which oil is available

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Russia, China Discuss Wood Pellet Standards For Russian Exports

Agriculture, China, Energy, Exports, Trade

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce, along with Chinese agencies for environmental protection, reform and development, energy, forestry and customs regulation has confirmed the acceleration of work to optimize pellet imports into the country. Wood pellets are generally burned for heat, although they may also be used to generate process steam and/or electricity. The stoves to

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Russia Laos

Russia, Laos Bilateral Relations: 2025 Update    

Asia, Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with the President of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith, in Moscow. Several agreements were signed, including a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; a MoU between corresponding agencies on cooperation in water resources management and protection, and in vocational and professional training. A 2025–2026 roadmap for cooperation between

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Tanzania

Russia, Tanzania To Collaborate On Uranium Mining Project   

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

A subsidiary of Rosatom’s state nuclear energy corporation has commissioned a pilot installation at a uranium project in Tanzania, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev has stated, specifying that this concerns the Mkuju River project in southern Tanzania. The Tanzanian government had completed an environmental assessment in June and has green-lit the project to start. The Mkuju

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Trumps’ 25% Tariffs On India: Impact and Implications For India, the United States & Russia

Energy, India, Trade

August 6 update: The US President, Donald Trump, has now imposed tariffs of 50% on Indian imports with immediate effect. The US President, Donald Trump, has issued a threat of 25% tariffs, plus an additional, as yet unannounced tariff to be placed on Indian imports to the United States from 1st August 2025. We analyse

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Russia, Niger To Collaborate On Nuclear Energy  

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Trade

Russia and Niger have formalized plans to cooperate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including the construction of power-generation infrastructure in the country, where nearly 80% of the population lacks access to electricity. According to the Russian Ministry of Energy, Russia’s state nuclear power corporation (Rosatom) and Niger’s Energy Ministry signed a Memorandum of

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Lunar

Russian Lunar Nuclear Power Plant Expected To Be Delivered By 2030-2032

China, Energy, Infrastructure

A nuclear power plant that is needed for lunar expeditions may appear in 2030-2032, Roscosmos General Director Dmitry Bakakov has stated, saying, “The horizon is 2030-2032. It is important to practice everything on Earth so that there is no risk in space. The nuclear power plant that can be landed on the Moon will give

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