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Russia’s President Putin has met with the Laos President and a full senior government and business delegation in Moscow. The two sides are looking at ways to increase bilateral trade and solutions to Laos’ energy shortage problems, with oil and gas supplies likely to be sent via Vietnam. Bilateral trade doubled in 2025.
The United States has effectively sanctioned Russia out of the European lubricants and engine oil markets by insisting that Gazprom Neft sell its stakes in Serbia’s NIS. This will make Europe more dependent on alternative American sourced products typically costing four to five times more.
Russian and South Sudanese energy officials and investors have met to discuss requirements and opportunities in South Sudan, whose economy is mainly energy based across multiple sectors. The country has the potential to become a Central African energy hub.
Kazakhstan is having to redirect oil exports flows away from Germany due to Ukrainian refusals to open the Druzhba pipeline to the EU. Supplies are instead being redirected to Russia and the Caspian states. Kazakhstan has been supplying about 2.5% of Germany’s total annual oil imports, with the current situation increasing more pressure on Germany’s fragile economic state.
We deep dive the UAE’s decision to leave OPEC from May 1 and examine the impact on Russian, Asian and Global markets, and assess what other oil related supply shocks could manifest in these markets over the short, medium and longe terms.
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Japan has recommenced purchasing Russian oil with a delivery expected from Russia’s Sakhalin blend crude on Sunday. 95% of Japan’s oil is imported from the Middle East leaving the country with limited options for importing replacements.
Kazakhstan may consider a possible gas export route through Russia and European countries to Italy, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Energy Minister Kairkhan Tutkyshbayev has stated. Kazakhstan has significant gas reserves and could provide an alternative to EU countries purchasing Russian gas.
The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, has arrived in Russia on a state visit, his first overseas trip since winning the national elections last month. He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials to discuss various investment projects including a massive oil pipeline and trade.
Russia’s Rosatom have received an operating licence for Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, which will commence operations this year and has been largely financed by Russian state loans.
Russia has agreed to sell diesel, auto and aviation fuel to Mongolia at the same domestic rates as are available in Russia. A liter of diesel in Mongolia is currently half the price in Germany.
Russia and Myanmar has signed an extensive energy agreement that has the longer term potential to turn Myanmar from a poorly organised energy nation to a regional ASEAN energy hub. The country has underutilised oil, gas and supply chain infrastructure, yet with the right plans could become a significant Asian player. We analyse what the deal entails and its regional potential.
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