Energy security is at the core of its evolving ties, as Hungary protects its national interest. Hungary remains the EU member state most honest about its energy realities.

Russia has remained China's largest crude supplier, but those flows fell to 2 million b/d (83.15 million metric tons) in the first 10 months of 2025, down 7.7% year over year, according to data from China's General Administration of Customs.

Front-month futures on the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) are trading at the lowest for more than 18 months around €29 per megawatt hour down from more than €58 at one point in February.

Our country ships significant amounts of petroleum and refined products to the republic, almost fully meeting the energy needs of Tajikistan’s economy. Energy supplies are exempt from export customs duties.

Situated in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, the 9.6 Mt/year Ruwais LNG project is expected to begin commercial operations in 2028.

The facility located above the Arctic circle is key for Russia’s ambition to triple LNG production by the end of the decade. While those plans were squeezed by international restrictions after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s decision to take more Russian gas amid a confrontation with the US could revive those goals.

While global spending is likely to hit $570 billion this year — enough to keep production at current levels if sustained — the amount would be down slightly from 2024,

These new measures follow the 18th sanctions package, unveiled in July 2025, which lowered the oil price cap on Russian crude to US$47.6/bbl,

Russia sold 35 billion bcm of gas to the European Union in 2024, which positioned Russia as Europe’s largest gas supplier. Gas has not been subjected to EU sanctions, although the EU has stated it wishes to cut off all Russian gas supplies by 2027. Iran’s gas consumption potential can more than make up the difference and is also likely to spur Iranian industrial development.

Current Russian exports to the Philippines are dominated by products from the metallurgical and chemical industries and the timber sector, as well as agricultural goods and food products. Philippines exports to Russia include electronics, chemical industry goods and agricultural products.