OPEC struggles to win Russian backing for big oil cut amid coronavirus
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members struggled on Wednesday to win support from Russia to join them in additional oil output cuts in a bid to prop up prices which have tumbled by a fifth this year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Novak says Russia evaluating earlier, smaller cut proposal by OPEC and allies
Russia is evaluating an earlier and smaller oil production cut proposal made by OPEC and its allies, energy minister Alexander Novak said, adding it had not received one for deeper cuts.
Russia, Turkey may have committed war crimes in Syria, U.N. says
Russia killed civilians in air strikes in Syria last year while rebels allied to Turkey carried out murder and pillage in Kurdish areas, U.N. investigators said on Monday - actions it said could amount to war crimes by both Moscow and Ankara.
UPDATE 1-Kremlin to Turkey: We cannot guarantee safety of your planes over Syria
ussia said it cannot guarantee the safety of Turkish aircraft over Syria, after Turkey shot down two Syrian war planes and struck a military airport, the latest clashes that have brought Moscow and Ankara closer than ever to direct confrontation.
Turkey, Russia launch TurkStream pipeline carrying gas to Europe
The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, part of Moscow’s efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine.
Gazprom opens accounts at JP Morgan's Russian branch: Ifax
Russia’s state gas company Gazprom has opened accounts at U.S. bank JP Morgan’s Russian branch, Interfax news agency said on Friday.
OPEC December oil output slips as Nigeria, Iraq comply more
OPEC oil output fell in December as Nigeria and Iraq adhered more closely to pledged reductions and top exporter Saudi Arabia made further cuts ahead of a new production-limiting accord, a Reuters survey found.
Belarus and Russia agree on tainted oil compensation approach: RIA cites Belarus government
Belarus and Russia have agreed on an approach and method to compensation over tainted oil in the Druzhba pipeline, the RIA news agency said on Monday, citing the Belarusian government.
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