“The Department of State’s designations aim to reduce Russia’s oil and natural gas revenue through sanctions on operators of significant Russian crude oil production and liquified natural gas projects. We are designating the chief executive officer and members of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom’s (Rosatom),” according to a State Department Fact Sheet.

Vietnam and Russia are already cooperating in the nuclear sector on the construction of a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in Vietnam

While Europe has managed to diversify its energy supplies since the 2022 crisis — making a phaseout of Russia’s fuel potentially less challenging — this winter has served as a reminder that the region remains vulnerable.

Consequently, Russia will increasingly rely on China and boost energy exports, particularly crude oil and natural gas, in 2025,

Rosatom describes the TRT as “a tokamak with a long discharge pulse, a strong magnetic field and an electromagnetic system made of a high-temperature superconductor … the construction of the TRT is an important stage in the development of controlled thermonuclear fusion and the creation of a nuclear power reactor in Russia – an environmentally friendly source of energy with virtually inexhaustible fuel resources”.

ITER has paid tribute to Evgeny Velikhov (1935-2024), who died on 5th December aged 89, with the following “In Memoriam”:

The meeting was conducted to reinforce the precautionary efforts of OPEC+ countries, aiming to support the stability and balance of oil markets. The aforementioned countries decided, in addition to the latest decisions from the 38th ONOMM, to extend the additional voluntary adjustments of 1.65 million barrels per day that were announced in April 2023, until the end of December 2026.

India's rising Russian imports have come at the expense of rival Middle Eastern producers. The Reliance-Rosneft deal would represent another challenge for competitors, including Saudi Arabia.

Rosatom will shortly begin work on the analysis of Ethiopia’s non-energy sector, will assess the technology needs of various segments of the economy that can be implemented at key facilities of the centre.

Arlit is Orano's only currently operational uranium mine in Niger.

The Meeting constitutes an important milestone in the energy dialogue. It emphasized the strategic importance of cooperation between OPEC and the Russian Federation, including through the frameworks of the ‘Declaration of Cooperation’ and the ‘Charter of Cooperation’.

Gazprom, opens new tab said it would send 42.4 million cubic metres of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Thursday, the same volume it has shipped each day since Nov. 12.

The sanctions, however, made exemptions for transactions related to the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in Russia's far east until June 28, 2025, according to an updated general license published by the treasury department.

Climate remains one of a few topics where it is still able to find common ground with the western countries, which imposed sanctions on its economy. Russia has among the biggest delegation at COP this year, with 900 people registered.

The east-route pipeline is connected to the Power of Siberia pipeline which transports Russian gas to China. A second project, Power of Siberia 2, is currently under consideration and could have a capacity of 50 bcm/year.