Search: Sanctions,LNG (4 materials)

Russian Oil and NPPs Re-Commissioned: Japan’s Revised Energy Strategy

... under a new operator. This has a practical confirmation: even though there were major drops in physical amounts of oil (by 65% compared to the first six months of 2021) and coal (by 40% compared to the first six months of 2021) purchased from Russia, LNG is far less vulnerable to this trend, and its sales to Japan at year-end 2022 are most likely to demonstrate a moderate increase compared to 2021. Curiously, even though Japan joined anti-Russian sanctions, in monetary terms, Russian exports of mineral raw materials and other natural resources to Japan grew by 45% compared to the same period of the previous year (January–July 2021) because of an appreciable increase in global prices. In July ...

01.09.2022

China’s Energy Policy: Flexible, but Unshakeable

... billion, is to be made in 2020. Today, the situation surrounding the project is unclear. The escalation of the direct U.S.–China trade war is thus bringing greater losses to the US than to China, which can use alternative sources given the oil and LNG supply glut on the global market and oil and gas being offered at acceptable or even lower prices. Yet the US is affecting the freedom of choice between such sources by imposing sanctions, in particular, on Iran and Venezuela. Until recently, these countries were important suppliers of oil to China. US Sanctions against Iran The international agreement known as the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) lifted international ...

12.07.2019

The Fight for Nord Stream 2: The Interests of all the Players Involved

... mentioning here that, as oil prices rise, so too do gas prices, which thus makes the European market even more appealing for U.S. LNG suppliers. However, Gazprom is far better equipped to provide discounts in the event of an all-out war breaking out among ... ... It is still unclear whether or not Allseas will pull out of the contract in light of the U.S. ban. In any case, the American sanctions against Nord Stream 2 will be a blow not only to Russia, but (and perhaps more importantly) to Europe itself. After ...

02.07.2018

Circumventing sanctions: Yamal LNG becomes a precedent

... the beginning of a trend, which may signal the reorientation of Russian energy companies to Chinese financial markets? Will this be another “nail in the coffin” of the US dollar global dominance? References "Russia’s Yamal LNG gets round sanctions with $ 12 bln Chinese loan deal". Reuters. April 29th 2016. "Up to 80% of Yamal LNG equipment to be manufactured in Chinese shipyards". Interfax. May 5th 2016. "Project Information" and "Resource Base". Yamal ...

16.05.2016

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