PLATTS - "US LNG, if priced competitively, can play an increasing role in EU gas supply, enhancing diversification and EU energy security,"

PLATTS - The US and Russia saw the greatest year-on-year growth of LNG exports to Europe in February, on the back of higher production and flexible, price-driven supplies,

GAZPROM - Between January 1 and March 5, 2019, the Company’s gas supplies to the country amounted to an estimated 3.3 billion cubic meters, an increase of 32.9 per cent from the same period of last year.

PLATTS - Ukraine is preparing for zero Russian gas transit flows in 2020 once Russia's 55 Bcm/year Nord Stream 2 gas link to Germany comes online, but European gas supply security will not be disrupted, a senior Naftogaz executive said

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - «Россия продолжает обеспечивать бесперебойные поставки газа в республику. В 2018 году в Болгарию было направлено 3,17 млрд куб м газа, Россия остается и основным поставщиком нефти на НПЗ Болгарии. Именно российские компании становятся крупнейшими иностранными инвесторами в экономику страны», - сообщил глава Минэнерго России.

Novatek’s Chief Financial Officer Mark Gyetvay said the company would build all equipment and technology in Russia to protect itself. “We will not hold ourselves hostage to U.S. sanctions,” he told the IP Week conference in London.

Russia delivered a record amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe in February, becoming the biggest supplier of the chilled fuel to the continent for the first time.

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - “Сегодня мы видим на рынке более-менее спокойную, стабильную ситуацию, невысокую волатильность и более-менее приемлемые цены, которые устраивают и экспортеров, и потребителей. Мы считаем, что благодаря сделке, в первую очередь, достигнута такая стабильность”, - подчеркнул Александр Новак.

PLATTS - China's crude imports from Venezuela surged 50.7% month on month to 411,000 b/d or 1.74 million mt in January, posting the fifth month in a row of increase after hitting a four-year low last September, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed

PLATTS - The US is set to impose "even stronger sanctions" on Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's financial networks, likely further hindering crude oil production and exports as US sanctions on state-owned oil company PDVSA entered their fifth week, US Vice President Mike Pence said Monday.

SHELL - Strong demand for cleaner-burning fuel in Asia continued to drive rapid growth in liquefied natural gas (LNG) use in 2018, with global demand rising by 27 million tonnes to 319 million tonnes, according to Shell’s latest annual LNG Outlook.

REUTERS - China’s liquefied natural gas imports in January rose to a record as an increase in residential heating demand during the winter after the country’s shift to gas heating spurred higher shipments, customs data showed on Saturday.

NAR - India is seeking to diversify its oil import sources amid tough U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, two key members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries that provides the bulk of its crude needs.

MEOG - The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a multi-billion-dollar midstream pipeline infrastructure partnership with KKR and BlackRock. Through a newly formed entity, ADNOC Oil Pipelines, ADNOC will lease its interest in 18 pipelines for a 23-year period. ADNOC received upfront proceeds of $4bn from the transaction, which is expected to close in Q3 2019.

МИНЭКОНОМРАЗВИТИЯ РОССИИ - Комментируя ситуацию вокруг трубопровода "Северный поток – 2", Максим Орешкин сказал, что поправки к газовой директиве ЕС не должны помешать реализации проекта. "Немецкая сторона считает, что те изменения, которые сейчас применяются, не помешают проекту. Немецкая сторона активно его поддерживает – он экономически выгоден и для Германии, и для ЕС в целом", – отметил глава Минэкономразвития.