According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced 226 billion cubic meters of gas from January 1 through June 15, 2022. This is a decrease of 6.4 per cent (or 15.5 billion cubic meters) versus the same period of last year.

The decline in overall export volumes is mainly due to lower oil-product flows, while Russian crude shipped in May grew nearly by 500,000 barrels a day compared to the start of the year, mainly thanks to higher deliveries to Asia.

Cuts to Russian supplies in recent months and fears of further curbs have prompted European energy companies to go hunting for new sources of gas to refill storage ahead of the winter.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party alliance agreed at the end of March to cut the levy on fuel for three months from June 1 by 30 euro cents per liter for gasoline and 14 cents for diesel, costing the government about 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in lost revenue.

При рассмотрении ситуации вокруг иранской ядерной программы отмечена необходимость продолжения дипломатических усилий с целью достижения окончательной договорённости, которая позволила бы обеспечить сохранение и полноценное выполнение Совместного всеобъемлющего плана действий и одобрившей его резолюции Совета Безопасности ООН 2231 от 20 июля 2015 года.

Germany advised people to defrost their freezers regularly, change shower heads and switch office lighting to LEDs as the government tries to reduce a reliance on imported Russian energy that’s become a political liability.

Following the commission meeting, Norway’s Foreign Ministry stated: “Nuclear safety cooperation between Norway and Russia is a key aspect of our bilateral relationship. It is in our common interest to reduce the risk of accidents and radioactive contamination.”

"This problem can be solved -- insuring supplies can be secured by using state guarantees within the framework of interstate agreements with third countries," Medvedev said.

Russia's Gazprom said its supply of gas to Europe through Ukraine via the Sudzha entry point was seen at 40.1 million cubic metres (mcm) on Monday, unchanged from 40.1 mcm on Sunday.

Therefore, July production will be adjusted upward by 0.648 mb/d as per the attached schedule.

"The EU's decisions to partially phase out Russian oil and oil products, as well as to ban the insurance of Russian merchant ships, are highly likely to provoke further price increases, destabilize energy markets, and disrupt supply chains," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Asia is expected to account for about 40% of global incremental crude runs in 2022, with the US and Europe accounting for about 30% and 18%, respectively.

Another group of officials, many based at Janet Yellen’s Treasury Department, worry about further strains on a global economy already suffering from supply-chain woes, inflation, volatile oil prices and a potential food crisis.

Meanwhile those with spare capacity – primarily Saudi Arabia and the UAE – have held off on breaching their quotas to maintain OPEC+ unity rather than spark a market share battle.

Gas exports to the countries beyond the FSU amounted to 61 billion cubic meters, which is 27.6 per cent (or 23.2 billion cubic meters) lower than the figure for the same period of 2021.