An unexpected shift in US sanctions policy has given Asian energy buyers a potentially important reprieve. It has also opened fresh questions about how importers should...
Ukraine’s expanding campaign against Russian oil infrastructure is revealing vulnerabilities in Vladimir Putin’s war economy. Yet damaging refineries is only the beginning. The real challenge is...
Energy prices can move quickly through transportation costs, consumer inflation, political debate and expectations for interest rates. That is why an announcement about diesel shipments from...
President Donald Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel supplies to reach American and international markets has opened a new dispute between Washington and Kyiv, raising difficult...
Russian crude loadings at Novorossiysk hit zero as Ukrainian drone strikes intensify. Here’s what the export collapse means for Urals pricing and global supply. Russia’s seaborne...
Russia’s oil export machine is showing fresh strain, as Ukrainian strikes on critical loading infrastructure and a tightening sanctions net combine to push key export volumes...
The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping new sanctions bill on Friday, August 7, targeting Moscow’s energy revenues in what could become the most consequential piece of...
Russia’s oil and gas revenue fell 22% in the first eleven months of 2025, and the pressure has only intensified since the United States imposed primary...
Russia’s federal budget deficit hit 4.58 trillion rubles — roughly $58.8 billion, or 1.9% of GDP — in the first quarter of 2026 alone, already surpassing...
Gasoline shortages have begun appearing at filling stations in and around Moscow, a striking domestic symptom of strain in an economy the Kremlin has long held...