EU Member States consumed approximatively 400 bcm of gas in 2020 (25% of the EU's primary energy consumption), and they possess a combined gas storage capacity of about 105 bcm (as of 2020).

Experimental accident tolerant fuel (ATF) elements are being tested in the MIR research reactor at the Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR) in Dimitrovgrad, Russian fuel company TVEL (part of Rosatom) said

The discounted Russian Urals had helped to boost refining margins and operation rates for independent refineries.

REPowerEU is about rapidly reducing our dependence on Russian fossil fuels by fast forwarding the clean transition and joining forces to achieve a more resilient energy system and a true Energy Union.

The new pact, inked during a Qatari state visit to Germany, comes as Berlin looks to fast-track a number of new LNG import terminals to reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has made it clear for all actors in Germany: diversification of gas imports is urgently needed.

В перспективе отказ ЕС от российской нефти приведёт лишь к перераспределению на рынке, а Россия направит свою нефть туда, откуда уйдёт сырьё для Европы.

China's seaborne Russian oil imports will jump to a near-record 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in May, up from 750,000 bpd in the first quarter and 800,000 bpd in 2021,

German industry is particularly anxious about energy-intensive factories, such as glass, steel, food or drug manufacturing, as well as the chemicals sector, that provide many of the building blocks for industry.

In June 2018, Russia and China signed four agreements, including for the construction of two VVER-1200 reactors as units 7 and 8 of the Tianwan plant in Jiangsu province.

Currently, the Paks NPP, built according to the Soviet design, operates four power units with VVER-440 reactors. The Hungarian Parliament in 2009 approved the construction of two new units.

Saying no to Russian energy means that Europe will systemically and for the long term become the world’s most costly region for energy resources.

Правительства стран полностью удовлетворены темпами развития совместных крупных проектов – как уже реализованных газопроводов «Голубой поток» и «Турецкий поток», так и строящейся первой турецкой АЭС «Аккую».

After a fall of 1 million b/d in April, Russian oil production has risen by 200,000-300,000 b/d in May and will continue to increase next month

The Finnish transmission system operator (TSO) Fingrid estimates that there is no threat to the sufficiency of electricity in the country since electricity imports from Russia covered about 10% of Finland’s total consumption before the suspension.