2019-12-23 13:30:00
RUSSIA SANCTIONS EXTENDED
PLATTS - 19 Dec 2019 - The EU unanimously agreed to prolong financial, energy and other economic sanctions against Russia for its role in the conflict in Ukraine by six months to July 31 due to the lack of full implementation of the Minsk peace agreements, the EU Council said Thursday.
The extension comes a week after the peace talks attended by leaders of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine on December 9 in Paris. The decision was based on the report on the state of implementation of the Minsk agreements delivered by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The EU first imposed energy sanctions in July 2014 when it limited Russia 's access to European technology and services for developing Arctic, deepwater and unconventional oil resources.
The restrictive measures were strengthened in September 2014 to target Russia 's largest oil producer Rosneft, Gazprom oil subsidiary Gazprom Neft, and national pipeline operator Transneft, restricting the companies' access to EU capital markets.
EU sanctions normally expire after a year and can be reviewed and changed at any time if all 28 EU countries agree.
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2019, December, 18, 13:25:00
РОССИЯ ПРОТИВ САНКЦИЙ
Дмитрий Тимофеев указал, что США злоупотребляют статусом доллара как основной резервной и расчетной валюты. Поэтому основные меры в сфере противодействия санкциям, над которыми работает Правительство Российской Федерации, направлены на снижение зависимости российской экономики от доллара за счет перехода на расчеты в национальных валютах. "Ориентируемся на создание системы стимулов, которая будет способствовать переходу юридических лиц, банков на использование альтернативных валют, что позволит снизить уязвимость", - сказал он.
2019, December, 13, 11:00:00
U.S.,RUSSIA SANCTIONS ANEW
The 764-mile Nord Stream 2 will deliver Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea and is expected to double the capacity of the gas corridor to 110 Bcm/year.
2019, December, 6, 13:50:00
RUSSIA'S GAS FOR EUROPE
Moscow says it does not want a “gas war” with Ukraine like the one in 2009 which led to supply disruptions in many European countries before the current agreement was signed.
2019, December, 4, 12:30:00
RUSSIA - CHINA GAS PIPELINE
Russia has begun gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline, the largest gas project in its history and a symbol of Moscow’s diplomatic pivot towards Beijing at a time of worsening relations with the west.
2019, December, 2, 14:00:00
RUSSIA'S OIL PRODUCTION 11.244 MBD
Russia agreed to reduce its output by 228,000 bpd to about 11.18 million bpd in 2019 as part of cuts by the group of producers, known as OPEC+, which agreed to cut their combined output by 1.2 million bpd or 1.2% of global demand.
2019, December, 2, 13:55:00
RUSSIA'S GAS FOR CHINA: $400 BLN
The ‘Power of Siberia’ pipeline, due to open on Dec. 2, will pipe natural gas around 3,000 km (1,865 miles) from Russia’s Siberian fields to the fading industrial region, which has lagged the push to gas in China’s south and east.
