Gazprom further expanding gas, oil refining and social infrastructure in Omsk Region

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October 10, 2024, 21:05 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Vitaly Khotsenko, Governor of the Omsk Region, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The parties reviewed the key areas of cooperation. Particular attention was paid to the ongoing implementation of the 2021–2025 program for gas supply and gas infrastructure expansion in the Omsk Region. In the…

Working meeting between Alexey Miller and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov

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Background St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024 is being held at the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 8–11. In June 2023, Gazprom and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed the two-year Contract for Russian gas supplies to Uzbekistan and the Roadmap for preparing the gas transmission system of Uzbekistan for the reception and transmission of Russian pipeline gas. October 2023 saw the start of Russian natural gas…

Alexey Miller and Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich discuss preparation for autumn/winter period

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October 10, 2024, 18:35 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Viktor Karankevich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the ongoing preparation of the republic’s gas supply facilities for the autumn/winter period. At present, Gazprom is completing the implementation of the…

Working meeting between Alexey Miller and Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar

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October 10, 2024, 18:25 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The parties discussed the current matters and prospects of their cooperation in the gas sector, including the project for the creation of an international gas hub.…

Nausea, Headaches and Coughing: Locals Complain Amid Crimean Oil Refinery Fire Caused By Ukrainian Strike

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A major fire at an oil refinery in Russian-annexed Crimea has sparked complaints from local residents, raising concerns over safety and environmental impact. Kyiv’s forces reported a “successful strike” on an offshore oil terminal near the Black Sea port town of Feodosia on Monday, sparking a fire that prompted local authorities to evacuate over 1,000…

Documents signed for training gas sector specialists

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October 10, 2024, 17:45 A number of documents pertaining to the training of specialists for the gas sector were signed today in the presence of Alexey Miller at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk, the Amur Region Government and Amur State University signed an Agreement of Cooperation. The parties intend to join forces in training professionals who are in demand by the enterprises of the Amur…

Coordination Agreement signed regarding Far Eastern route for Russian gas supplies to China

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Background Gazprom’s main partner in China is CNPC, a state-owned oil and gas company. In 2014, Gazprom and CNPC signed the 30-year Sales and Purchase Agreement for 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year to be supplied via the eastern route (Power of Siberia gas pipeline). The ceremony marking the start of the first-ever pipeline supplies of Russian gas to China took place on December 2, 2019. The long-term…

Documents signed to expand cooperation between Gazprom and Russian industrial enterprises

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October 10, 2024, 17:30 A number of documents to expand cooperation between Gazprom and Russian industrial enterprises were signed today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The documents are aimed at strengthening the potential of Russian manufacturers and increasing the production of advanced products for the fuel and energy complex. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Mikhail Evraev, Governor…

Dmitry Krymov’s Mad, Mad World

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Riga was the first stop on a tour of a new play written and directed by Dmitry Krymov starring just two actors: Maxim Sukhanov and Chulpan Khamatova. It is called “Notes of the Mad,” invoking the tradition of literary works about mad Russians that began two centuries ago with Nikolai Gogol. The premiere began with…

Putin Expands Russia’s Visa-Free Regime for Georgians

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President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday to extend Russia’s visa-free regime for Georgian citizens, as the countries have drawn closer in recent years. In May 2023, Putin lifted a flight ban and introduced a 90-day visa-free regime for Georgian citizens.  His latest edict abolishes the 90-day limit and the need to obtain a work…

Consumer Goods Giant Unilever Finally Exits Russia

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British consumer goods giant Unilever on Thursday completed the sale of Unilever Russia, finally joining other multinationals in exiting the country following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Unilever said in a statement that it had offloaded the subsidiary to Arnest Group, a Russian manufacturer of perfume, cosmetics and household products, for an undisclosed…

Toll From Russian Strike on Odesa Rises to 8

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The toll from a Russian ballistic missile strike on port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region rose to eight dead and nine wounded, authorities said Thursday. The attack on Wednesday struck a civilian container ship flying the flag of Panama, according to the region’s Governor Oleh Kiper. “The death toll as a result of yesterday’s…

Kadyrov Declares ‘Blood Feud’ Against Russian Lawmakers in First Remarks on Wildberries Shootout

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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has declared a “blood feud” against three federal lawmakers from neighboring North Caucasus republics in his first comments on last month’s deadly shooting outside the Moscow headquarters of Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries. Kadyrov has vowed to help Vladislav Bakalchuk, the estranged husband of Wildberries CEO Tatiana Kim — Russia’s wealthiest woman…

Russia Says Shot Down Ukrainian Drone Barrage

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Russia’s military said on Thursday that it had shot down a barrage of 92 Ukrainian drones overnight, most of them over the country’s southwest. Russia reports shooting down Ukrainian drones over its territory on a nearly daily basis, but usually in smaller numbers. Kyiv said it was carrying out the strikes, which often target energy…

Crimea Oil Depot Burns 3 Days After Ukraine Strike

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A major oil terminal in the city of Feodosia in Russian-annexed Crimea was still burning three days after Ukrainian missile strikes, media reported Wednesday. On Monday, Ukraine’s military claimed its missile forces had carried out a successful strike on the Feodosia offshore oil terminal, which it called the largest on the Crimean peninsula. Russian-installed authorities…