The final product will be returned by December 2027 in the form of UF6 enriched to 4.25% and will be used in the manufacture of nuclear fuel for the Angra dos Reis NPP.

Furthermore, the eight countries reiterated their collective commitment to full conformity with the additional voluntary production adjustments as agreed under the 53rd JMMC meeting on April 3, 2024. T

The Boca de Jaruco field produces extra-viscous, extra-heavy oil (natural bitumen) from carbonate deposits using thermal steam methods. Zarubezhneft has quadrupled its annual production over the past five years, while the stock of production wells has remained unchanged at seven wells.

While pipeline gas supplies from Russia cover less than 5% of Europe’s fuel needs after most major routes have been closed since 2022, the nation remains the second largest supplier of LNG to the EU. Purchases hit a record last year, with Spain, France and Belgium being the biggest buyers.

Russian oil products exports remain resilient with volumes climbing last month to the highest in a year, despite repeated drone strikes against the country’s refining operations.

The agreement sets out the terms and main areas of interaction between the parties and the possibility of a further expansion of capacity to 330 MW.

The new roadmap builds on an agreement reached in 2023 on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic & Humanitarian Forum in St Petersburg.

Last year, Ukraine received 724 million cubic meters of gas from abroad, according to estimates from ExPro Consulting in Kyiv. About a third of that was later re-exported to western neighbors, which used the nation’s storage sites.

Rosatom says that the average power of the engine, operating in pulse-periodic mode, reaches 300kW making it possible to accelerate the spacecraft to much higher speeds than conventional engines.

The JMMC reviewed the crude oil production data for the months of November and December 2024 and noted the high overall conformity for OPEC and non-OPEC countries participating in the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC). The improved conformity further reaffirms the DoC countries’ shared objectives of unity and cohesion.

Russia is continuing remediation of former uranium mining sites in central Asia with a new project in Tajikistan.

Chinese customs also reported that for the ten-month period from January to October 2024, China-Russia bilateral increased by 2.8% compared to the same period in 2023.

Moscow has been India’s top crude oil supplier. India’s oil imports from Russia in April are at around 1.72 million barrels a day, their highest since July, according to online ship-tracking data.

Iran has signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement with Russia.

The UK government has announced a £410m investment to advance the development of nuclear fusion energy and boost economic growth as part of its Plan for Change initiative.