Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh announced that Ukraine has put in a request to purchase Iran’s crude oil. Zanganeh added “the Ukrainian side insists on becoming a transit hub for transferring Iranian oil and gas to Eastern Europe”. Source: Hellenic Shipping News
Russian gas giant Gazprom decreased its supplies to major clients Germany and Turkey in March, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, citing Russian customs data.
Supplies to Germany fell by 45% year-on-year to 2.67 billion cubic metres in March, the news agency added.
Gazprom’s March exports to Austria and Belarus were also down – by 25% and 8%, respectively, while supplies to Italy and Hungary rose by 19%, Interfax said.. Source Reuters
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project would be completed despite experiencing difficulties, the Interfax news agency reported. Source Reuters
A Russian pipe-laying vessel Academic Cherskiy which Moscow can use to finish laying pipes for the Nord Stream 2 gas project, has moored near the German logistics hub in Mukran, Refinitiv Eikon tracking data showed on Monday. Source Offshore Engineer
