Russian crude oil supplies are gaining traction in Asian countries and developing a refining capacity. The concerned authorities increasingly manufacture these refineries. The reports suggest that these refineries are refining Russian crude oil. But for what? The countries where the imports of crude oil are increasing in value from the inbound shipments of Russia are […]
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The European Union (EU) is going through a phase of soaring energy prices as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The high energy prices in the EU have influenced the authorities to devise measures to go into a self-reliant mode to meet domestic demand. The members of the European Union are proposing a […]
Key Points EU leaders say they will block Russian oil imports arriving by sea by the end of 2022. EU has also committed to reducing gas imports from Russia by two-thirds within a year. About half of Russia’s crude oil exports went to Europe in 2021. The Netherlands was the biggest importer of Russian oil […]
Four European Union (EU) countries – Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands jointly set an offshore wind target of at least 65 gigawatts (GW) by 2030. That figure is intended to get more than double to 150 GW by 2050. According to the Global Wind Energy Council, these four countries were having 35.3 GW of […]
In the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war, the imports-reliant European country, Italy, will import gas from Qatar, which sounds like a ‘short-term solution’ to analysts. Russia’s gas imports account for nearly 40% of Italy’s total imports, as per global trade statistics 2021. However, the decision taken by Italy is deemed to be a temporary relief […]
Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the European Union have announced to restrict Russian crude oil and gas imports. However, still, they are dependent on Russian oil and gas as Russia is the world’s second-largest exporter of crude petroleum oil and seventh-biggest supplier of petroleum gas. According […]