Gazprom buys former Shell stake in Sakhalin Energy for $1 billion

Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom has acquired a 27.5 per cent stake, formerly owned by Shell, in Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Sakhalin Energy for around $1 billion, according to a government order. The government also officially nullified its order a year ago on selling the stake to Gazprom’s rival, Novatek, without explanation. The Russian […]

Russia’s oil-exporting machine finally getting snarled by sanctions

The Russian oil-export machine funding the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine is finally getting some grit in its gears. Indian oil refiners — Moscow’s second-biggest customers after China since the 2022 invasion — will no longer accept tankers owned by state-run Sovcomflot PJSC because of the risk posed by sanctions. Since the start of October, the […]

Indian refiners refuse to take Russian oil delivered on Sovcomflot tankers

All of India’s refiners are now refusing to take Russian crude carried on PJSC Sovcomflot tankers due to US sanctions, further complicating the trade that has flourished since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Private and state-run processors including the biggest — Indian Oil Corp. — have stopped taking cargoes if they’re on Sovcomflot […]

Vehicle licence plates to be scanned for PUCC at Delhi petrol pumps

Soon, your vehicle licence plates will be scanned by cameras at the petrol pumps for PUCC validity with the Delhi government planning to implement a digital solution for the issue. The Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTIDC) has floated a tender and invited bidders to suggest digital solutions to check whether the vehicles coming to […]

Crude oil processing volumes remain steady in Feb at 20.9 MMT: PPAC

Crude oil volumes processed by Indian refiners remained steady in February at 20.9 million metric tonnes (MMT), data released by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) on Wednesday showed. Processed volumes rose by a marginal 0.14 per cent as compared to 20.8 MMT processed in February 2023. On a sequential basis however, volumes fell […]