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• Europe plans to keep the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine The European Commission views Ukraine as a reliable partner and would like to preserve the transit of Russian gas through the country, said Maros Sefcovic, Vice President of the European Commission for Energy. “Of course, we believe that the transit of gas supplies through Ukraine should be p... 01.03.2016  09:18

• Russian oil exports will continue to grow in 2016 Russia is one of the key geopolitical players and often appears on the front pages of global news, including in the world oil trade. After several years of limited growth, exports of oil and petroleum products from the country grew significantly in 2015, despite a sharp drop in oil prices and... 29.02.2016  10:59

• In Russia, from April 1, excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will be increased The Russian President has signed a federal law to increase the tax rates of excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, according to the presidential press service. "The federal law makes an amendment to article 193 of part two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, according to which tax... 29.02.2016  10:24

• At the North mine killed 36 people As a result of the accident at the Severnaya mine in Vorkuta, 36 people were killed, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said. “There are many dead. There is no hope that the 26 people who were in the mine are alive. It can be considered that 36 people were killed, including the dead mine r... 29.02.2016  10:16

• Belarus and Russia are working on changes to the formula for the price of Russian gas The energy ministries of Russia and Belarus have been instructed to submit proposals to change the price formula for Russian gas, as said by the Minister of Energy of Belarus Vladimir Potupchik. “Serious work is underway with the Russian side on this issue. The other day it was discussed during t... 28.02.2016  12:38

• Top 10 steel producers in the world in January 2016 According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association, global crude steel output from the 66 reporting countries totaled 127.724 million tonnes in January this year. The monthly issue was down 7.1 percent from the same month a year earlier. These 66 countries produce about 99... 28.02.2016  12:30

• Iran sees direct threat in oil production freeze A possible agreement to freeze the level of oil production between OPEC members and other oil producers is directed against Iran, the Iranian government said. A government spokesman for that country, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, said: "This means that oil-producing countries do not want to recognize... 26.02.2016  11:40

• Asia's steel production fell 7 percent in January According to the latest figures released by the World Steel Association, crude steel production in Asia fell 6.9 percent this year during January 2016, up from the same month a year earlier. China's total crude steel production in January this year was 63.214 million tons (based on CISA... 26.02.2016  11:01

• Russia restricts gas supplies to Turkey State energy giant Gazprom has cut gas supplies to Turkey. According to the post, due to a price dispute with buyers. Russia is the most important gas supplier to Turkey, exporting 28-30 billion cubic meters of gas a year worth $ 6.5 billion. Turkey receives from Russia 60 percent of gas and 35... 26.02.2016  10:10

• South American steel production fell 15 percent in January South America's monthly crude steel production continued to decline throughout January 2016. South American steel production fell sharply during the first month of this year, according to the latest figures released by the World Steel Association. Total monthly production fell 14.6 percent to 3.251... 25.02.2016  11:43