Coronavirus outbreaks have swept through several oil, gas and mining sites in Russia and Kazakhstan, where major international firms from Total to Chevron and local giants like Gazprom are operating.
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Kazakhstan says may shut oilfield with 935 virus cases
Kazakhstan may have to close its most productive oilfield after more than 900 people working there
contracted coronavirus, a senior public health official in the Central Asian country said Wednesday.
Gazprom considers second gas pipeline to China
Russia's Gazprom said Monday it was launching feasibility studies on constructing a second gas pipeline to China that would more than double the volumes it could deliver to the energy-hungry nation.
Hundreds get virus at main Kazakh oil field
More than 400 people have tested positive for the coronavirus at Kazakhstan's top-producing oil field, health officials said on Friday.
Russia's Gazprom posts 17% hit to net profits in 2019
Russian energy giant Gazprom on Wednesday announced a 17 percent drop in net profit last year compared to 2018, over lower prices and falling sales to Europe.
Huge Arctic oil project to boost Russian GDP
Russian oil giant Rosneft promised Tuesday to boost the nation's economy with a $157 billion project to reach five billion tonnes of oil as Moscow expands production in the Arctic.
Germany tells US to back off over Russian pipeline
Germany on Thursday warned Washington to mind its own business after US lawmakers gave initial approval to a bill that would sanction contractors working on a Russian pipeline to Germany.
Putin, Xi launch 'historic' Russian gas pipeline to China
Russia and China on Monday launched a giant gas pipeline linking the countries for the first time, one of three major projects aimed at cementing Moscow's role as the world's top gas exporter.
UAE’s Masdar to build $100 million solar farm in Uzbekistan
Masdar, a clean energy development company based in Abu Dhabi, agreed to build a 100-megawatt photovoltaic power station in Uzbekistan’s Navoi region.
Shell quits Kazakh projects after judging them uneconomic
Royal Dutch Shell abandoned two oil projects off Kazakhstan after stubbornly high costs made them uneconomic.
Russian oil giant Rosneft asks traders to pay in euros for crude
Russia’s state oil giant Rosneft tendered to sell a cargo of crude, asking would-be buyers to pay in euros for the consignment, just weeks after doing the same for refined fuels.
Russia's world-first floating nuclear plant arrives in port
Russia's world first floating nuclear power station on Saturday completed a 5,000-kilometer Arctic transfer to the country's far east, the Rosatom nuclear agency said.
Russia’s main gas route to Europe seen at risk after Opal ruling
Russia may hesitate to strike a multiyear deal with the European Union and Ukraine on natural gas supplies after an EU court ruling on a key German pipeline.
Tajikistan's Roghun dam inches forward, but money is scarce
Tajikistan has brought the delayed second generating unit at its giant Roghun hydropower plant project online, but mystery persists as to where Dushanbe is going to find the money to continue works.
Putin woos Asian investors in Russia's Far East
President Vladimir Putin sought to lure Asian investment to Russia's Far East last Thursday as the launch was announced of a huge Arctic gas project aimed at Asian markets.
Trump’s oil sanctions leave Russian exporters $1 billion richer
U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions against Iran and Venezuela have inadvertently increased demand for a Russian brand of crude oil, boosting revenues for the nation’s exporters.
Tensions surge over Serbia's small hydropower plants
The remote and sparsely-populated Bulgarian border region of Stara Planina is at the heart of a backlash against a rash of controversial small-scale hydro projects, which Serbia has encouraged in order to try to meet ambitious renewables targets as part of efforts to join the European Union.
Eastern Europe’s love affair with nuclear is hitting the rocks
Five years after Hungary’s government signed an agreement with nuclear energy company Rosatom Corp. to build two new reactors at the aging plant near the town, there’s still no start date for the bulk of the work.
Russia sets speed record with Arctic trip to China
Russian gas company Novatek announced Thursday that a ship carrying its cargo of liquefied natural gas to China via the Northeast Passage reached its destination in a record 16 days.
Russia’s dirty oil crisis leaves pipe giant with a few scars
As the biggest disruption to Russian oil flows in decades draws to a close the country’s European market looks remarkably unscathed, but its pipeline operator bears a few scars.