India was the top buyer ​of Russian seaborne crude after Moscow's 2022 Ukraine invasion, but in January ⁠its refiners started to reduce purchases, helping New Delhi avoid 25% tariffs imposed by Washington ​and clinch an interim trade deal.

Страны продолжат внимательно следить за ситуацией. В рамках постоянных усилий по поддержке стабильности рынка они подтвердили важность осторожного подхода и сохранения гибкости для продолжения приостановки или отмены дополнительных добровольных корректировок добычи, включая ранее введённые добровольные корректировки в размере 2,2 млн баррелей в сутки, объявленные в ноябре 2023 года.

The eight OPEC+ countries also noted that this measure will provide an opportunity for the participating countries to accelerate their compensation.

India became the single most important buyer of Moscow’s seaborne crude after the invasion of Ukraine, but the country has been cutting back in response to US pressure — particularly after a US trade deal struck last month that rolled back punitive tariffs.

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar have been discussing additional prospects for cooperation in their bilateral oil and gas, as well as the development of nuclear energy, at meetings held in Istanbul.

Millions of barrels of Russian oil stored on tankers at sea could still provide Indian refiners with a quick and cheap solution, provided they get the nod from New Delhi.

Deliveries of Russian crude to Chinese ports rose to 2.09 million barrels a day in the first 18 days of February, vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show. The increase — from 1.72 million barrels a day in the whole of January and 1.39 million in December — has more than offset a drop from India.

Rosatom later reported that in meetings on Monday, Likhachev also held talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić "during which they discussed expanding cooperation in nuclear energy, attracting Serbian companies to Rosatom's international projects, and training Serbian applicants in nuclear fields at Russian universities".  

Hungary has announced that it will block adoption of the EU's 20th sanctions package against Russia.

Сотрудничество в энергетике стало одной из ключевых тем 19-го заседания. Глава Минэнерго отметил успешную реализацию совместной программы в сфере мирного атома.

Against a backdrop of intensifying Western economic coercion, renewed attempts to weaponize trade, the slowdown in Russia–China bilateral trade, and the U.S.-India oil narrative curbing India’s imports of Russian energy, as well as visible stress fractures in the global energy system, the Putin-Xi dialogue emerged as a crucial strategic calibration for Russia and China.

The 15.75 Bcm/year-capacity European string of TurkStream remains the sole pipeline route for Russian gas supplies to Europe after Ukraine halted Russian gas transit at the start of 2025, following the expiry of its five-year transit agreement with Moscow at the end of 2024.

Paks has four VVER-440 units, commissioned in the 1980s, and two new VVER-1200 units are being built by Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of the Russian Rosatom.

Восемь стран – участниц ОПЕК+ подтвердили своё решение от 2 ноября 2025 года приостановить увеличение добычи в марте 2026 года из‑за сезонности.

The eight OPEC+ countries, which previously announced additional voluntary adjustments in April and November 2023, namely Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman met virtually on 1 February 2026, to review global market conditions and outlook.