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Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from massive air attacks
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from massive air attacks

LA Times  

In a photo provided by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, service members fire a howitzer toward Russian positions near Chasiv Yar town, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor …

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Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people
1 month, 1 week ago

Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people

CNN  

CNN — Russia launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine in months, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least five people and causing widespread damage. undefinedSvitlana Vlasova/CNN Ukrainian energy company DTEK said its thermal power plants were attacked and equipment was “severely damaged.” The war - now nearing its third year - has reached a critical point for …

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Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Explosions heard across Ukraine, including Kyiv and Odesa, as Russia advances at its fastest rate since the early days of the nearly three-year war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russian forces launched about 120 missiles and 90 drones in a “massive” combined air attack – one of the largest barrages of the near-three-year war. A Russian drone attack …

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Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three
6 months ago

Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three

Al Jazeera  

Russia has relied increasingly on guided bombs dropped from a distance that involve fewer risks for its forces. Russian guided bombs struck an apartment building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing three people, wounding 29 and prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call for more help from Kyiv’s allies. Energy facilities targeted Overnight, Russia also launched a series of strikes …

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Russia to build Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia to build Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan

Hindustan Times  

Russia will build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday at a meeting with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev The nuclear deal, if implemented, will showcase Russia's ability to export not only energy, but also high-tech …

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US warns of 'potential risk' of sanctions after India-Iran sign Chabahar port deal
7 months, 1 week ago

US warns of 'potential risk' of sanctions after India-Iran sign Chabahar port deal

Op India  

Right after India signed a 10-year contract with Iran to manage operations at the Chabahar Port on the 13th of May, the United States has ‘warned’ that any country considering any business deal with Iran is exposing itself to the “potential risks of sanctions”. During a daily press briefing on Monday, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said: “We are …

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India, Russia agree to strengthen bilateral nuclear cooperation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India, Russia agree to strengthen bilateral nuclear cooperation

The Hindu  

India and Russia have signed a protocol on amendments to the 2008 intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in construction of additional nuclear reactors in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site and in construction of Russia-designed nuclear power plants at new sites in India. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom State Corporation, and Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India, …

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‘Gazprom not just a gas business’: Russian energy giant sends its own security guards to fight in Ukraine
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Gazprom not just a gas business’: Russian energy giant sends its own security guards to fight in Ukraine

Firstpost  

The Russian-state-affiliated natural gas supplier Gazprom has had more work to do in the Ukraine war. Apart from creating private security firms to recruit soldiers since February this year, Gazprom is reportedly forcing its own security personnel, made of ex-soldiers, to fight in the war. Gazprom’s war business In February, the Kremlin authorised Gazprom, Russia’s largest energy firm, to establish …

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Russian energy giant eyes greenfield refinery project in India: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian energy giant eyes greenfield refinery project in India: Report

Live Mint  

Russian energy giant, Rosneft, has expressed its intention to establish a new refinery in India in partnership with local state-owned refiners. This development comes as Indian state-run refiners adjust their plans for a proposed $44-billion refinery project on the country's western coast. Rosneft is seeking to build a greenfield refinery in India through a joint venture with domestic refiners, sources …

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European leaders commit to more wind energy production
1 year, 7 months ago

European leaders commit to more wind energy production

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — A group of Western European nations led by Germany and France on Monday committed to massively ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea, to both meet climate targets and reduce their strategic energy dependence on Russia. “We’ve seen over the past months what the impact is if you are too dependent …

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Pakistan: Imran Khan again hails India for procuring Russian oil at discounted rate; laments he couldn't
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Imran Khan again hails India for procuring Russian oil at discounted rate; laments he couldn't

India TV News  

Pakistan economic crisis: As Pakistan reeling under the worst-ever economic crisis, former Prime Minister Imran Khan lamented his country could also purchase Russian crude oil at a discounted rate that India enjoys despite the ongoing Ukraine war. Khan has a habit of praising India Interestingly, this was not the first time when Khan acknowledged India's achievements in terms of growing …

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How China and India’s appetite for oil and gas kept Russia afloat
1 year, 10 months ago

How China and India’s appetite for oil and gas kept Russia afloat

Al Jazeera  

Despite Western-led sanctions aimed at punishing Russia over its war in Ukraine, growing demand for Russian energy imports has helped keep the country’s besieged economy afloat. China and India, both of which have declined to condemn Russia or impose sanctions over the war, became the biggest buyers of Russian crude oil last year as Western countries restricted imports and imposed …

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Italy’s Meloni eyes boost in strong energy ties with Algeria
1 year, 11 months ago

Italy’s Meloni eyes boost in strong energy ties with Algeria

Associated Press  

ALGIERS, Algeria — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni arrived Sunday in Algeria for a low-key two-day visit as the two nations look to build up a strategic partnership and Italy works to further wean itself off Russian energy with help from the gas-rich North African country. Italy and Algeria want to build on then-Premier Mario Draghi’s successful initiatives last year to …

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Italy's Giorgia Meloni eyes boost in strong energy ties with Algeria
1 year, 11 months ago

Italy's Giorgia Meloni eyes boost in strong energy ties with Algeria

Firstpost  

Italy and gas-rich Algeria now want to build on then Premier Mario Draghi’s successful initiatives last year to boost Algerian energy supplies to Italy Algiers: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is looking to boost already strong energy ties with Algeria to further wean Italy off Russian energy, a focus of her two-day visit to the North African nation starting on Sunday. …

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US to boost natural gas exports to UK in energy partnership
2 years ago

US to boost natural gas exports to UK in energy partnership

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States will increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Britain under a new agreement calling for the two countries to work together to boost energy security and drive down prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the agreement Wednesday as part of a larger effort to reduce …

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EU to cap Russian oil at $60 a barrel
2 years ago

EU to cap Russian oil at $60 a barrel

The Telegraph  

The EU is planning to roll out a price cap on Russian oil of $60 a barrel in an effort to curb Putin’s energy revenues. EU countries and the G7 have been locked in discussions for months over a potential price cap, which is designed to target the Kremlin’s vast income from energy. The G7 last week proposed a cap …

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Germany agrees deal with Qatar as it races to replace Russian gas supplies
2 years ago

Germany agrees deal with Qatar as it races to replace Russian gas supplies

The Telegraph  

Germany has struck a long-term gas deal with Qatar as Europe’s largest economy scrambles to replace lost Russian supplies. The gas deal was signed on Tuesday by Ryan Lance, the chief executive of ConocoPhillips, and Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s minister for energy affairs. However, Robert Habeck, Germany’s economy minister, told an industry conference on Tuesday that he “wouldn’t be opposed …

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India strikes a delicate balance
2 years, 1 month ago

India strikes a delicate balance

Hindustan Times  

India’s assertion that it intends to expand econ-omic relations with Russia, including energy purchases, should dispel any lingering doubts that pressure from Western powers will lead to a change in course by New Delhi. As the world’s third largest consumer of energy, India will be hard pressed to find alterna-tive sources of reasonably priced crude amid the production cut announced …

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As Europe's energy crisis intensifies amid Putin's war, what does it mean for Australia?
2 years, 1 month ago

As Europe's energy crisis intensifies amid Putin's war, what does it mean for Australia?

ABC  

For decades, Europe relied on Russia for more than a third of its coal, oil and gas. Key points: Europe's energy crisis is escalating as governments try to reduce their dependence on Russian resources while the war in Ukraine drags on EU countries have implemented energy efficiency measures and urged people to make sacrifices during winter, amid soaring prices and …

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U.N. inspectors find no evidence of Ukraine preparing a ‘dirty bomb’ attack on itself, as Russia claims
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N. inspectors find no evidence of Ukraine preparing a ‘dirty bomb’ attack on itself, as Russia claims

LA Times  

Yaroslav Vedmid and his wife, Olena, check their getaway luggage during a blackout in their village on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. Experts from the United Nations’ nuclear power agency inspected two sites in Ukraine on Tuesday where Russia has alleged without evidence that Ukrainian authorities planned to set off radioactive “dirty bombs” in their own invaded country. Russian strikes …

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Russian bombings of civilian infrastructure raise cost of Ukraine’s recovery,IMF
2 years, 1 month ago

Russian bombings of civilian infrastructure raise cost of Ukraine’s recovery,IMF

Live Mint  

Russia's latest strikes on civilian infrastructure have raised the cost of Ukraine's recovery and could see it needing close to $4 billion a month just to keep power and water supplies going, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The IMF had envisaged Ukraine's external financing needs at around $3-4 billion a month next year but sees …

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EU faces battle to keep energy prices from weakening economy
2 years, 2 months ago

EU faces battle to keep energy prices from weakening economy

LA Times  

European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies don’t further tank their struggling economies and foment unrest. Leading up to Thursday’s start of a key summit, the European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, proposed a blueprint on Tuesday that needs to reconcile the yawning gap between those who want to …

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Europe ramps up energy security after suspected sabotage
2 years, 2 months ago

Europe ramps up energy security after suspected sabotage

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European companies are ramping up security around pipelines and energy prices are climbing again as the suspected sabotage of two pipelines that deliver natural gas from Russia underscored the vulnerability of Europe’s energy infrastructure and prompted the EU to warn of possible retaliation. “Any deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure is utterly unacceptable and will be met with …

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In Ukraine, the strategic balance is shifting—against Russia
2 years, 3 months ago

In Ukraine, the strategic balance is shifting—against Russia

Live Mint  

Russia’s war against Ukraine has entered a new phase. GST on crypto transactions in the works Why your fuel bill hasn’t gone down yet 6 charts explain India's motown revival Renaissance’s Murarka recounts working with Jhunjhunwala Moreover, in coordination with the G7 and other like-minded partners, the EU is discussing plans to cap the price of Russian oil exports. As …

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