«Учитывая растущий спрос на природный газ на индийском рынке и перспективы развития новых СПГ-проектов, взаимодействие между Группой «Газпром» и индийскими партнерами в области торговли СПГ приобретает стратегический характер. Компания «НОВАТЭК» заинтересована в привлечении индийских партнеров к проекту Арктик СПГ-2, а также заключении контрактов на поставку СПГ с завода Арктик СПГ-2», - подчеркнул заместитель Министра.

Russia’s Novatek is interested in supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Arctic LNG-2 project to Indian companies, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anton Inyutsyn was quoted as saying by the ministry’s website on Monday.

"Russian imports are expected to rise month on month in August," it said. "A significant amount of ESP sales for August delivery for both northwest Europe and Central and Eastern Europe is expected to counteract the effect of reduced contractual nominations."

Five countries bordering the energy-rich Caspian Sea met Monday at an economic forum hosted by Turkmenistan in a bid to agree on how to divide the region's oil wealth.

For the six months of 2019 LUKOIL Group's average hydrocarbon production excluding the West Qurna-2 project was 2,352 thousand boe per day, which is 2.8% higher year-on-year. The increase was mainly driven by the development of gas projects in Uzbekistan, as well as oil production growth in Russia due to change in terms of the external limitations of Russian companies' production volumes.

Russia's international reserves rose to USD520 billion in July 2019, the highest level since the global financial crisis, and will increase further to USD537 billion in 2019 and USD591 billion by 2021 supported by continued current account surpluses (5.2% of GDP in 2019 easing to 2.5% in 2021) and the sterilisation of above-budgeted oil revenues. Reserve coverage will rise to a robust 13.6 months of CXP by end-2019 and remain close to this level in 2020-2021, at more than double the forecast 'BBB' median. The international liquidity ratio (466% in 2019) is the highest in the 'BBB' rating category.

Five Rosatom staff members died and a further three people were injured in a tragic accident that took place during tests on a liquid propulsion system involving isotopes at a military facility in Arkhangelsk region.

The 1,230-km (765-mile) Nord Stream 2 pipeline, now under construction, has come under fire from the United States and several eastern European, Nordic and Baltic countries, which say the conduit will increase Europe’s reliance on Russian gas.

Russia expressed its readiness to cooperate with Turkey in its oil and gas explorations in the eastern Mediterranean.

"Nuclear energy is the only absolutely stable (and always available) source of electricity without carbon emissions. Therefore, we hear more and more voices, including from environmentalists, who claim that nuclear energy should play a more important role in the future energy mix. Personally, I am certain of this."

"As a part of Rosatom's integrated offer, TVEL Fuel Company will provide Rooppur NPP with up-to-date efficient nuclear fuel with successful operation experience at the reference power units. Negotiating this contract, TVEL has maximally met the customer requirements in regard of fuel supply terms. I am confident that the contract will be strictly accomplished and our fuel will once again demonstrate the high level of Russian nuclear technologies”, Natalia Nikipelova, President of TVEL JSC, commented.

МИНПРОМТОРГ РОССИИ - Российские компании выразили интерес к реализации в Индонезии инфраструктурных и энергетических проектов, а также к увеличению товарооборота между странами. По итогам форума сторонами был подписан меморандум о взаимопонимании.

МИНФИН РОССИИ - Ожидаемый объем дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета, связанный с превышением фактически сложившейся цены на нефть над базовым уровнем, прогнозируется в августе 2019 года в размере +237,0 млрд руб.

МИНФИН РОССИИ - По состоянию на 1 августа 2019 г. объем ФНБ составил 7 867 695,5 млн. рублей (7,2% ВВП), что эквивалентно 124 137,1 млн. долл. США,

Россия высоко ценит сложившийся с Саудовской Аравией диалог и считает необходимым продолжать столь интенсивное взаимодействие, отметил Александр Новак в рамках встречи.