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Witkoff peace blueprint trades Ukrainian territory and NATO bid for Nord Stream — The Economist

The United States has presented Russia with a proposed peace framework that envisions establishing a demilitarized zone (DMZ) across Donbas and granting Moscow extensive sanctions relief, The Economist reported on Oct. 23.

23 October, 11:56 AM

Iran developing route for importing Russian gas via Azerbaijan

Iran is discussing with Azerbaijan the possibility of building underground gas storage facilities as part of a project to build a pipeline carrying gas from Russia to Iran through Azerbaijani territory, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Oct. 17.

20 October, 08:15 PM

Estonia seeks to block Russian gas route to Kaliningrad

Estonia plans to take out of service a backup gas pipeline that Russia could use to supply gas to its Kaliningrad exclave, Eesti Ekspress reported on Oct. 14.

14 October, 10:49 PM

Far-right AfD lawmaker visits Moscow to negotiate Russian gas return

German far-right AfD lawmaker Markus Frohnmaier met with Gazprom chief Alexey Miller in Moscow to negotiate restoring Russian gas imports, party leadership told DW on Sept. 21.

21 September, 02:19 PM

AfD plans to hook Germany on Russian gas again — report

Kremlin economic adviser Kirill Dmitriev and leaders of Germany’s far-right AfD party have begun preparing for a meeting to discuss restarting Russian gas supplies, Reuters reported on Sept. 18, citing two informed sources.

18 September, 07:54 PM

Attack on Yamal threatens Russia’s gas revenues

The recent Ukrainian drone strike targeting Russian natural gas plants near the Arctic Circle “revealed new risks” for the Kremlin and global energy markets, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 10.

10 September, 11:46 PM

Russia’s largest LNG producer nearing deal with Vietnam

Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas, is in advanced talks to supply LNG to Vietnam and plans to begin deliveries in 2027.

9 September, 08:33 PM

EU demands proof Türkiye gas exports are not Russian as phaseout moves ahead

Europe needs gas supplies from Türkiye but requires documentary proof that the gas does not originate in Russia.

7 August, 07:01 PM

Gazprom's TurkStream gas exports to Europe fell 5.2% in July

Gas supplies to Europe from Russian energy monopoly Gazprom via the TurkStream undersea pipeline dropped 5.2% in July compared to the same month last year, slipping to 48.8 million cubic meters per day, The Moscow Times reported on August 3.

5 August, 11:39 AM

Germany charges Nord Stream sabotage suspect

Germany’s federal prosecutors have formally charged Ukrainian national Serhiy Kuznetsov with leading a seven-person group that allegedly blew up sections of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, several German media outlets reported on July 1.

1 July, 07:57 PM

China continues investing in LNG infrastructure

French engineering firm GTT has won a contract to design three huge onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks in southern China, the company announced on June 23.

24 June, 12:44 AM

Serbia extends its Russian gas supply contract for another three months

Serbia has secured its gas supplies from Russia's Gazprom for another three months until the end of September, Reuters reported on June 5.

5 June, 12:52 PM

Türkiye in talks to renew major Russian gas pact

Türkiye is discussing the extension of natural gas supply agreements with Russia past 2026 as current contracts expire at the end of 2026, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told Bloomberg on June 1.

2 June, 01:30 PM

Kazakhstan court allows Naftogaz to collect $1.4 billion from Gazprom

Naftogaz has secured permission from a court in Kazakhstan to forcibly collect $1.4 billion from Russia’s Gazprom under an international arbitration ruling, Naftogaz Group CEO Serhii Koretskyi said, Liga reported.

21 May, 11:24 AM

Russia sharply increases gas exports to Türkiye

Türkiye increased pipeline gas imports in March by 28% year-on-year to 4.385 billion cubic meters, surpassing its highest monthly figure since the end of 2024, Interfax Russia reported.

19 May, 03:17 PM

Astrakhan gas plant stops production weeks after long-awaited restart — Reuters

Russian Gazprom gas processing plant in southern Astrakhan Oblast suspended motor fuel production following a fire caused by a Ukrainian drone strike on May 13, Reuters reported on May 14.

15 May, 02:39 PM

Ukraine hits Russian gas sites near Orenburg

The Ukrainian military carried out an overnight drone strike on Russian natural gas infrastructure in Orenburg Oblast, more than 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine’s border, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 12.

12 May, 10:33 PM

Russian gas flows via TurkStream fall in April amid shifting exports

Russian gas deliveries to Europe via the TurkStream pipeline declined in April compared with both last year and the previous month, The Moscow Times reported on May 4.

4 May, 04:45 PM

Hungarian military deployed to guard TurkStream pipeline

Hungarian forces were deployed to improve security around the country’s section of the TurkStream gas pipeline after a supposed sabotage attempt in neighboring Serbia, Hungary’s Defense Ministry announced on April 6.

7 April, 02:23 AM

Budapest accuses Ukraine of TurkStream pipeline attack

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused Ukraine of attacking the TurkStream natural gas pipeline, alleging it amounts to “a very gross attack on Hungary’s sovereignty,” Index.hu reported on April 2.

3 April, 03:11 AM

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