Russian Energy Update – September 22, 2023
On September 8, Spain’s energy minister stated that the EU had no immediate plan to ban LNG imports from Russia due to ongoing energy insecurity and price shocks in EU member states.
Indo-Pacific Energy Update – September 8, 2023
On August 18, the Biden Administration announced that a Commerce Department investigation found Chinese companies are selling solar products through four South East Asian countries, including Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, in order to evade Obama-era tariffs on Chinese goods.
Russian Energy Update – August 23, 2023
On August 3, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced Moscow’s plan to cut oil exports by 300,000 per day (bpd) beginning in September. In March, Russia pledged to slash oil output by approximately 500,000 bpd (constituting 5% of its oil production at the time).
High North News Cites EIRP Paper on Russia’s Arctic Development
Speaking to High North News reporter Malte Humpert, energy analyst and author of EIRP’s “Cooling Prospects for Russia’s Arctic Development?” Timur Kulakhmetov commented on Russia’s expansion of energy exports via the Arctic.
Indo-Pacific Energy Update – August 11, 2023
On July 31, Reuters reported that Chinese battery firms have invested $4.4 billion for manufacturing projects in South Korea.
EIRP Russia Energy Series – Russia’s Arctic Development
In the fourth installment of EIRP’s working paper series on Russia’s global energy role, Timur Kulakhmetov assesses Russia’s ambitious Arctic infrastructure and energy plans in the paper: “Cooling Prospects for Russia’s Arctic Development?”
Russian Energy Update – July 26, 2023
Russia appears to have postponed construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway, a proposed 707km railroad project connecting Russia’s northern Yamal Peninsula with nearby Arctic regions, until at least 2027 and possibly to 2031.
Indo-Pacific Energy Update – July 14, 2023
On July 4, China’s Commerce Ministry enacted export controls of gallium and germanium that will require purchasers to apply for export permits beginning on August 1.
EIRP Russia Energy Series – Russia’s Oil Sector
In the third Russia Energy Working Paper installment of EIRP’s working paper series on Russia’s global energy role, oil analyst Sergey Vakulenko looks ahead at Russia’s oil sector under enduring Western sanctions.
Russian Energy Update – June 29, 2023
Singapore has detained a record thirty-three docking vessels in 2023 for safety failures, with nine ship detentions in April alone.