(Reuters) – Russian natural gas company Gazprom said on Saturday it was continuing gas shipments via Ukraine at an unchanged volume of 109.5 million cubic metres a day. NN: All shipments or Russain oil and natural gas have not declined. Oil shipments by tankers are DELAYED as the banks, shippers and insurance companies sort out …
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https://youtu.be/aFii8busnWA HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland’s much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor started test production on Saturday, operator TVO said, delivering power to the national grid which over time is expected to reduce the need for electricity imports and lead to lower prices. Plagued by technological problems that became the subject of lawsuits, the 1.6 gigawatt (GW) reactor …
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https://youtu.be/z7w2NsS_HpY (Reuters) – Western intelligence agencies are investigating a cyberattack by unidentified hackers that disrupted broadband satellite internet access in Ukraine coinciding with Russia’s invasion, according to three people with direct knowledge of the incident. Analysts for the U.S. National Security Agency, French government cybersecurity organization ANSSI, and Ukrainian intelligence are assessing whether the remote …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will suspend Moscow’s privileged trade and economic treatment, crack down on its use of crypto-assets and ban exports to Russia of EU luxury goods and import of iron and steel goods, the head of the European Commission said on Friday. The new measures amount to a fourth set of …
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Commenting on the latest talks with Ukraine, “there are certain positive shifts, negotiators on our side tell me,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, as reported by Reuters. Putin refrained from sharing any additional details on the matter. Putin further noted that sanctions have only …
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US President Joe Biden on Friday lashed at Russia asserting that Putin’s regime will pay a “severe price” if it used chemical weapons against Ukraine. “We will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine. Direct confrontation between NATO and Russia is World War III — something we must strive to prevent,” Biden said. Biden …
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Commenting on the latest talks with Ukraine, “there are certain positive shifts, negotiators on our side tell me,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, as reported by Reuters. Putin refrained from sharing any additional details on the matter. Putin further noted that sanctions have only …
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With the war in Ukraine causing oil prices to soar, US President Joe Biden’s administration is treading a fine line between staying true to its commitment to clean energy, while seeking to ramp up petroleum production. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm called on oil producers to open the taps to deal with the immediate crisis, but …
U.S. consumer prices surged in February, culminating in the largest annual increase in 40 years, and inflation is poised to accelerate further in the months ahead as Russia’s war against Ukraine drives up the costs of crude oil and other commodities. The consumer price index increased 0.8% last month after gaining 0.6% in January, the …
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HOUSTON – Any oil and gas company that can increase supply should do so quickly due to the growing energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Wednesday. Russia exports roughly four-million to five-million barrels of crude a day, more than any other nation other than Saudi Arabia. With global …
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