Does Russia need a distant "Pakistan Stream"

Does Russia need a distant "Pakistan Stream"

As Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said the day before, Moscow is conducting substantive negotiations with Islamabad on the construction of the Pakistan Stream pipeline and sees no particular obstacles in its...
Three large-scale infrastructure projects for Russia and Iran

Three large-scale infrastructure projects for Russia and Iran

A special military operation launched on February 24, 2022 in Ukraine has led to an extraordinary rapprochement between Russia and Iran. Tehran turned out to be one of the few who dared to lend a shoulder to Moscow. AT...
Will China remain the main consumer of Russian coal?

Will China remain the main consumer of Russian coal?

The Celestial Empire is the world's largest importer of coal: energy coal, which is necessary for the production of heat and electricity, and coking coal, which is used in the metallurgical industry to manufacture...
Gas exports to China, or "Siberian power" can never be enough

Gas exports to China, or "Siberian power" can never be enough

In 11 months of 2022, the PRC reduced its natural gas imports by almost 10%, which is comparable to its reduction in coal purchases. However, all this did not affect the volume of blue fuel exports from Russia to...
Oil price ceiling: how should Russia act?

Oil price ceiling: how should Russia act?

Experts have different views on the introduction of a price ceiling for the purchase of Russian oil transported by sea. Among them there are analysts who sharply criticize this thoughtless, from their point of view, ...
How Russia almost lost its own tanker fleet

How Russia almost lost its own tanker fleet

On December 5, 2022, Western sanctions came into effect to limit Russia's oil revenues. The Kremlin is still deciding which option to choose for the G7 and EU's response to...