Europe has imported a record amount of LNG so far this year, 60% more than a year ago, helping to keep European prices at the Dutch TTF hub, the European gas benchmark,

Certification by the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), one of the world's top classification companies, provides a final link in the paperwork chain - after insurance coverage - needed to keep state-owned Sovcomflot's tanker fleet afloat and delivering Russian crude oil to overseas markets.

Обсуждалось строительство газовозов и танкеров-челноков. В частности, 15 газовозов запланированы к постройке на судоверфи «Звезда». В планах – строительство дополнительных судов для транспортировки продукции инвесторов по Севморпути.

The Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas company Pertamina released its results for 2021, posting a total revenue of US$57.5bn (+39% compared to 2020) and a profit of US$2.2bn

The Philippines has held its first renewable auction, offering a total capacity of 2,000 MW.

The US remained China's biggest LPG supplier, sending 648,155 mt in May, but the volume dropped by 13.8% month on month, and fell by 16.3% year on year, customs data showed.

Although there are still some Russian crude supplies tied to quarterly and half-yearly term contracts, South Korea will eventually halt Russian oil purchases

Non-sanctioning countries including India and China have significantly increased imports of Russian oil since the invasion began Feb. 24, taking advantage of major price discounts.

Crude imports rose 55% from a year ago to 8.42 million tons, with Russia overtaking Saudi Arabia as China’s main source of oil, according to customs data released on Monday.

Asian buyers will also be competing directly with European LNG importers looking to meet an EU target of filling gas storage to 80% of capacity by Nov. 1.

"We see that we have a fairly significant increase in June compared to May, up around 600,000 b/d," Novak said on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum,

Compared to pre-war levels in January and February, Russia's shipped crude exports from June 1-15 rose by 576,000 b/d to average about 3.88 million b/d,

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.

Asian LNG futures for winter delivery surged to the highest level in over two months.