In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday that preparations to limit Germany's exposure to Russian energy imports were underway even before President Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine
By cutting off gas supplies, Russia has landed its latest economic blow against Poland and Bulgaria. But with international support, it is a blow that can be withstood.
Using data on ship movements, real-time tracking of gas flows through pipelines and estimates based on historical monthly trade, the researchers reckoned Germany paid Russia about 9.1 billion euros
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as a soaring dollar made barrels more expensive and Europe's biggest economy Germany was speeding up plans to wean itself off Russian oil
Russia decided to shut off gas to two European Union nations that staunchly back Kyiv
Several Indian companies including ONGC have stakes in Russian oil and gas assets, and India has been buying more Russian crude since Moscow invaded Ukraine
The European Commission President said the energy policy has become the security policy as well
All things considered, might it have been better and cheaper, shed less blood, and avoided a huge refugee problem if Russia had been allowed a buffer zone in Eastern Europe, wonders T N Ninan
Analysts said market volatility is likely to pick up again soon, with the EU still weighing a ban on Russian oil for its invasion of Ukraine
The front-month WTI crude futures contract, which expires on Wednesday, rose 19 cents to settle at $102.75, unchanged
France is trying to convince its EU partners to impose an embargo on oil supplies from Russia to undermine its ability to finance its special military operation in Ukraine, French Minister Le Maire sa
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that existing sanctions on Russia are painful but not yet enough to stop the Russian military.
If Europe adopts official sanctions on Russian crude and fuel, prices will likely surge, and India could profit even more from refining Russian oil to fuels it then sells to Europe for more money.
LONDON (Reuters) -Major global trading houses are planning to reduce crude and fuel purchases from Russia's state-controlled oil companies as early as May 15, sources said, to avoid falling foul of European Union sanctions on Russia.
Brent crude for June delivery was down $3.93, or 3.8 per cent, at $98.85 a barrel by 1130 GMT
Oil prices fell for a third straight day on Thursday after the European Union paused on an immediate ban of Russian coal and other energy imports
Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, expects oil prices to trade between $90 and $120 a barrel during the second quarter
A handful were already on the brink of debt crises in the wake of the COVID pandemic, the war's resulting surge in energy and food prices, however, have undoubtedly made things worse.
European governments and companies worked on a common approach on Friday to Russia's demand that they pay for its gas in roubles as the threat of an imminent supply halt eased.
Jaishankar said said that Europe has bought 15 per cent more oil and gas from Russia than it did the month before