Energy

Kazakhstan

Russia, Kazakhstan: November 2025 Presidential Meetings, Strategic Partnership Agreement, NPP Financing

Central Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan, in Moscow. This follows an Intergovernmental Commission meeting held in Astana a few days earlier, which we discussed here. Russia and Kazakhstan are both neighbours, ex-Soviet Union partners, and members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union and […]

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Uzbekistan

Russia-Uzbekistan Trade & Investment Relations: November 2025 Update

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Trade

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has held discussions with Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The leaders talked by phone and “discussed further development of the Russian-Uzbekistani relations as a strategic partnership and alliance across a wide band of areas. Special attention was given to implementing big joint projects, including in the energy sector,” according to a

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Vietnam

Russia Exports Nuclear Fuel To Vietnam

Asia, Energy, Exports, Trade

The Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NZHK), a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Rosatom, has exported nuclear fuel to Vietnam’s Dalat research reactor, the company has reported. NZHK has stated that “The fuel supplied will ensure the unit can function reliably until the 2030s.” Vietnam’s Dalat reactor, functioning as part of the Dalat Nuclear Research Institute, is

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Africa

Russia’s Developing Trade & Investment In Africa: Background and Current Status

Africa, Economy, Energy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

By Charles van der Leeuw Russia’s return to serious trade and investment on the African continent only seriously took off almost three decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The legacy the USSR had left in Africa remained untouched by western powers for a long time, and when China, in 2014, announced its Belt

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India

India’s Oil Imports From Russia Increased During October Despite US Sanctions

Energy, Exports, India, Trade

India’s crude oil imports from Russia rose in October, despite the US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil. India’s October imports of Russian oil reached 1.48 million barrels per day, according to data from oil tracking companies Kpler and OilX. Kpler estimated India’s Russian crude imports at about 1.48 million barrels per day (bpd) in October,

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Tatneft

Russia Gaining Indian Carbon Credits From Investments In Uzbekistan Solar Power

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Finance, India, Investment, Russia

Russia’s Tatneft has registered a project to generate solar power in Uzbekistan on India’s Universal Carbon Registry platform, the company has stated, saying, “We have installed solar power plants with an overall capacity of 0.33 MW on the roofs of a tire manufacturing plant in Uzbekistan. Clean solar energy is now used for production needs,

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Lukoil

Lukoil To Sell Overseas Subsidiaries To Swedish Billionaire

Energy, Russia

Russia’s Lukoil, which was sanctioned by the United States last week, has responded by selling its overseas assets to the Gunvor Group, based in Switzerland. Gunvor is among the world’s largest oil traders, 85% owned by Swedish billionaire Torbjörn Törnqvist. The remaining equity is held by its employees. Lukoil is Russia’s second-largest oil producer, accounting

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Japan

Japan To Continue Buying Russian Oil Amongst Domestic Consumer Pressures

Asia, Energy, Exports, Trade

Japan will continue importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) despite pressure to halt purchases, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump was visiting Tokyo as part of a broader Asia tour and urged Japan to suspend Russian energy imports. The new Japanese prime minister, however, emphasized Japan’s own energy

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