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The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it is difficult to underestimate the importance of coordination between Russia, Saudi Arabia and other partners on global oil markets amid the escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added to reporters in a …

On Friday, October 6, the Russian government lifted the ban on diesel exports via seaborne pipelines, removing most of the restrictions that were implemented on September 21. Restrictions applied to gasoline exports remain in place. Diesel is the largest portion of Russia’s exports of petroleum products, amounting to about 35 …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to provide state funding to ensure a smooth heating season, including by imposing regulations on the prices of fuel oil for home heating in some regions, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Russia has been facing a fuel shortage and rising prices in …

Factory activity in Russia grew at the fastest pace in more than six years in September, and employment in the sector increased at the fastest rate in more than two decades, a survey showed on Monday. The Standard & Poor’s Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 54.5 from 52.7 …

A government document showed on Monday that the Russian government agreed to some amendments to the fuel export ban, lifting restrictions on fuel used to supply some ships, and diesel that contains a high percentage of sulfur. Moscow also lifted restrictions on the export of fuel that Russian Railways and …

The Russian Congress Fund said on Monday that Russia’s United Oil and Gas Chemical Company and China’s Shanyuan Industrial Development Company have agreed to pump joint investments worth five billion yuan ($686 million) to build an oil shipping complex in Russia’s far east. The complex will facilitate the export of …

The Russian Central Bank raised the interest rate by about 100 basis points to 13% levels, contradicting expectations of its stabilization. According to the decision issued today, Friday, September 15, the bank indicated that inflationary pressures are still high, that the growth of domestic demand has exceeded the capacity to …

Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov was expected to decline by 1.5 percent to 527 million tons (10.54 million barrels per day) this year from 535 million in 2022, Izvestia newspaper reported, citing Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov on Wednesday. Russia, the second largest oil exporter after Saudi Arabia, has stopped …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that rising inflation rates forced the central bank to raise interest rates to 12 percent last month, warning that the Russian economy would suffer if prices were allowed to get out of control. “In the event of high inflation, it will be practically …

The G7 oil price cap has been evaded by Russia’s oil exporters, resulting in an extra $1.2 billion in extra shipping costs for oil shipments to India alone. The cap targets G7-based insurers, brokers, and other service providers, allowing Western governments to cut back on Russia’s income without affecting the …