Germany, Russia's top client in Europe, said some subsidiaries of Gazprom Germania were receiving no gas because of the sanctions.

The monthly import profile for April, which following European wholesale front-month trade in March, saw sourcing from all parts of the world intensify, with Europe comfortably receiving its highest-ever volume for a single month. This was, however, paid for at a high price.

Moscow has imposed sanctions on the owner of the Polish part of the Yamal pipeline that carries Russian gas to Europe, as well as Gazprom's former German unit, whose subsidiaries help meet Europe's gas consumption.

"Due to the fact that the Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline is currently not in use, and taking into account the implementation of gas supply for consumers in northwest Russia, Gazprom has decided to use the excess onshore gas transmission capacity of Nord Stream 2 for the development of gas supply to the regions of northwest Russia," Gazprom said in a statement.

ExxonMobil holds a 30% stake in Sakhalin 1. Other partners include Rosneft with 20%, Japan's Sodeco with 30% and India's ONGC Videsh with 20%.

"To pay in rubles -- if this is not foreseen in the contract -- is a breach of our sanctions. We have about 97% of all contracts that explicitly stipulate payments in euros or dollars," she said.

Technip’s involvement in Arctic LNG 2 is likely to be sharply cut beyond June.

Динамика ускоренного энергоперехода также подгоняет цены на энергоресурсы. Все это обостряет проблемы бедности, продовольственной безопасности, доступности энергии.

Combined, Russia's seaborne crude and key oil products exports stood at 6.79 million b/d so far in April, down 640,000 b/d from 7.43 million b/d in February,

Budapest does not support sanctions against Russian oil and gas and will not allow transit of weapons to Ukraine through its territory.

Сохранность международных резервов и возможность свободного осуществления торговых и финансовых операций больше не гарантируются. Доступ любой экономики к ресурсам международных финансовых институтов стал зависеть от лояльности к их крупнейшим акционерам.

Putin's decree imposed an obligation on EU gas buyers to open at least two special accounts - one for euros or dollars and one for roubles - with Gazprombank and channel all gas payments through the bank.

Стоимость нефти в пределах $80–150 за баррель в принципе возможна, но наша задача заключается не в угадывании, сколько будет стоить нефть, а в обеспечении функционирования нефтяной отрасли. Мы готовы продавать дружественным странам нефть и нефтепродукты в любом диапазоне цен.

Russia's invasion has driven up the price of the oil, gas and grain it exports, providing it with a substantial windfall to fund its "special military operation" - now entering a new phase as Moscow focuses on the eastern Donbas region after failing to break Ukraine's defence of the capital Kyiv.

Новая волна санкций против России разрушает фундамент существующей международной валютно-финансовой системы, основанной на долларе США.