Energy dialogue 

Gazprom working to preempt transit risks for Europe

In late August Nord Stream 2 AG, the operating company of the Nord Stream 2 project, reported that the construction of the gas pipeline's offshore part was completed by 75% of its total length. "A …

	US fashioning a ‘war coalition’ again
	Oil prices heat up over Strait of Hormuz tension
	Washington’s bully tactics have failed to persuade Tehran to negotiate a new nuclear deal

• 19.09.2019 17:57

  US-made Saudi air defenses ineffective against drones

  Air defense systems of US manufacture failed to repel last week’s attack by drones in Saudi Arabia because they fall short of the declared parameters, a senior source at the Russian Defense …

• 19.09.2019 16:19

  Lavrov calls for impartial investigation into attack on Saudi oil facilities

  There is a need for an impartial investigation into the September 14 drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Thursday. "You have …

• 19.09.2019 10:22

  Pompeo plays down failure of Patriot missile defenses during Saudi Aramco attack

  Missile defense systems all over the world sometimes fail to demonstrate the intended result, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said, when asked by a reporter why Saudi troops, armed with US-made …

• 17.09.2019 10:58

  Iran calls US’ attempts to blame it for attacks on Saudi Aramco ‘big lie’

  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed the United States’ and Saudi Arabia’s attempts to place the blame for attack on Saudi Aramco’s oil facilities on Iran as …

• 16.09.2019 16:57

  US raises tensions in Middle East to justify its Iran policy

  Washington is deliberately stoking tensions in the Middle East in the wake of the drone attack on oil refineries in Saudi Arabia in order to justify its Iran policy, Chairman of the Russian State …

• 16.09.2019 11:00

  US views ‘serious military response’ to attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities

  The United States administration is discussing 'a serious military response’ to the attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, The Washington Post daily reported on Monday. "His [US President …

• 16.09.2019 10:44

  Russia to ramp up security at energy facilities due to drones attacks on Saudi Aramco

  Russia may re-evaluate and ramp up security at oil production facilities in the country following the attack by drones on facilities of the Saudi Arabian Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest …

• 16.09.2019 10:38

  Trump authorizes use of oil from strategic reserve after attacks in Saudi Aramco

  US President Donald Trump has authorized the use of oil from the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stabilize the market in the wake of attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. "Based on the …

• 04.09.2019 12:22

  Iran gives Europe two months to comply with terms of nuclear deal

  Iran doubts the readiness of participants in the nuclear deal to promptly get back to full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and for this reason it gives Europe some time …

• 02.09.2019 11:59

  Moldovan leader arrives in Moscow to agree gas supplies to Moldova

  Moldovan President Igor Dodon has arrived in Moscow for a working visit for talks on trade and economic cooperation as well as energy industry. "I am in Moscow for a one-day working visit, which will …