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Serbian section of TurkStream 90% laid says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that 90% of the pipes of state-owned Gazprom's southern venture, the TurkStream pipeline, have been laid, preparing the way for the transit of natural gas into Europe. Read more
Bulgaria will be entirely gas independent from Russia by 2020
The Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, has claimed that his country will achieve gas independence from Russia by next year. Mr Borissov made the claim earlier this week on an official trip to inspect the progress of the construction of the... Read more
Engie fined by Polish regulator over Nord Stream 2
French energy group ENGIE has been fined by Poland's anti-monopoly watchdog, UOKiK, in relation to an investigation into the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline... Read more
Russia expects TurkStream extensions completed in 2020
Russia expects the construction of an extension of Gazprom's TurkStream pipeline for transit of natural gas to Europe from Turkey via Bulgaria and Serbia to be completed by the end of 2020, president Vladimir Putin has said... Read more
Russian PM reiterates support for Serbia ahead of Eurasian free trade deal
During a visit to Belgrade over the weekend, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has reconfirmed his support for Serbia and announced that there would be a free trade deal between the country and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)... Read more
Gazprom Neft pushes for privatisation of Serbia's HIP Petrohemija
Russia's Gazprom Neft, a major oil-producing subsidiary of state-owned Gazprom, has shown interest in the acquisition of HIP Petrohemija, Serbia's state-owned petrochemicals producer, chairman Alexander Dyukov has announced, as reported by Seenews... Read more
Italy's Enel to build Russia's largest wind farm
As ice-cold autumn storms gathered force in the far northern Russian region, a company of Russian and Italian businessmen and state officials exchanged handshakes inside a marquee erected on desolate lands about 80 km northeast of Murmansk, on the... Read more
Nord Stream 2 opens arbitration claim over new EU gas rules
The Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline filed a notice on Thursday (26 September), requesting that a tribunal of independent arbiters be assembled to determine where the European Union is in breach of its own obligations under the Energy... Read more
Europe will be "invaded by a thousand robots" from Russia
Europe will soon find itself being "invaded by robots", said Russian autonomous service robot manufacturer Promobot in a press release. The attention-grabbing headline is referring to a major contract that the firm has signed with Swiss company... Read more
Bulgaria signs Saudi group Arkad for €1.1bn TurkStream extension
Bulgaria's state-owned gas provider, Bulgartransgaz EAD, has awarded a €1.1-billion contract to Saudi-led group Arkad to construct an extension to the TurkStream gas pipeline, which will carry Russian natural gas into Europe... Read more
Sweden's Midsummer signs agreement with Russian tech giant Rusnano
Swedish solar energy technology firm Midsummer has signed a Frame Agreement with the Russian state-owned tech company Rusnano Group and its Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs... Read more
EU LNG tanks 90% full as competition drives down prices
The concern about having enough energy to get its population through the winter has become an annual cause for alarm in the EU, given that the bloc has to import most of its energy. This winter, however, looks set to be different... Read more
'Chernobyl on Ice' makes maiden voyage into the Arctic
The world's first floating nuclear reactor power station, the Akademik Lomonosov, has set sail on its maiden voyage from the port of Murmansk, in northern Russia. The vessel is to bring energy to settlements and companies involved in the... Read more
TurkStream second leg to go via Bulgaria, not Greece
The Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has said that the second leg of the TurkStream pipeline will go through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary... Read more
Ukraine gas transit talks expected to resume soon
Talks between Ukraine's state-owned Naftogaz and Russia's state-owned Gazprom over gas transit and supplies between the two countries are expected to commence in the near future, Andrei Gerus, a representative of the Ukrainian President, has said... Read more
MMK deploys 16 robots as part of its digitalisation efforts
The Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has deployed 16 robots in its facility which successfully imitate the actions of real workers. By the end of 2019, the Company plans to automate a total of 32 manufacturing processes... Read more
Green light for 2,000 km 'Moscow bypass' linking China & Europe
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has given official approval to a new 2,000 km (1,250 mile) tolled motorway across Russia, according to the Vedimosti business newspaper. The privately funded four-lane Meridian Highway will run from the... Read more
Gazprom to build LNG plants in Serbia
Serbia's Ministry of Mining and Energy and the Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom have signed an agreement on the construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations in Serbia... Read more
Outotec awarded €250m Baikal copper plant contract in Russia
Outotec has signed a contract with Baikal Mining Company for the design and delivery of a greenfield copper concentrator and hydrometallurgical plant for the Udokan project located in the Kalarsky District in the Russian Far East. The contract... Read more
Pompeo urges Europe to diversify energy supply away from Russia
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged European countries to diversify their energy supply sources in order to reduce, or eliminate dependence on Russia... Read more
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Russian PM reiterates support for Serbia ahead of Eurasian free deal
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Gazprom chair Alexander Dyukov
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Italy's Enel to build Russia's largest wind farm
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Akademik Lomonosov
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