... Japan’s government does not call on companies to continue with their refusal to purchase Russian oil as part of supporting Western sanctions since it is up to the companies alone to decide whom to purchase oil from. Clearly, this is a somewhat disingenuous statement as Japan’s government sets quotas on imports of energy resources and knows
ex officio
where these resources come from. As for the imports of Russian gas,
so far, not a single one out of eight Japanese companies
getting LNG from Sakhalin-2 said it intended to suspend contracts. To complete the picture, we should mention another fact—when it comes ...
... uncertainty stemming from geopolitical tensions, the threat of a spiralling trade war between the US and China, and an array of sanctions the US is actively imposing on several countries. Curiously, these countries include China’s major suppliers of hydrocarbons: ... ... difficulties in stabilizing China’s economy and in implementing its policies on the domestic and foreign markets, including the energy sector.
The trade conflict with the US resulted in China demonstrating its independence from American oil and LNG. For three months (between September and November 2018), Chinese companies did not purchase American oil and resumed imports ...
....S. Department of State created the post of United States Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy (in the Caspian region), originally occupied by Clayland Boyden Gray (2008–2009)... ... 2017. The surplus of gas on the domestic market allowed the United States to launch LNG exports in 2016. The country did not become a net exporter of gas until 2017, however... ... 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...
