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Moscow Receives First Iranian Oil Tanker Under Swap Deal

Mariana Liakopoulou

Dec 8, 20173 min read

Moscow Receives First Iranian Oil Tanker Under Swap Deal

First delivery of 1Mbbl of Iranian crude has reached Russia in mid-November with hopes of accessing the world markets via...

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PCI List: TCP Still Eligible for EU Funding, IGB Progress Leads to Alexandroupolis FSRU Reinclusion

Mariana Liakopoulou

Dec 1, 20174 min read

PCI List: TCP Still Eligible for EU Funding, IGB Progress Leads to Alexandroupolis FSRU Reinclusion

On November 24 the European Commission released a list of 173 priority projects aiming at the completion of a truly internal energy...

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US Westport Trading Europe Limited and WTL (FZE) to build delayed coking unit at TCOR

Mariana Liakopoulou

Dec 1, 20171 min read

US Westport Trading Europe Limited and WTL (FZE) to build delayed coking unit at TCOR

New York-based Westport Trading Europe Limited and WTL (FZE) group from the United Arab Emirates have won an international tender to...

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SOCAR, Gazprom Agree to Up Gas Deliveries to Baku

Mariana Liakopoulou

Dec 1, 20172 min read

SOCAR, Gazprom Agree to Up Gas Deliveries to Baku

Gazprom Export and SOCAR have reached an agreement to augment natural gas supplies to Azerbaijan up to 1.6BCM, starting from November 22....

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Azerbaijan Demonstrates Steady Compliance With OPEC+ Deal

Mariana Liakopoulou

Nov 24, 20172 min read

Azerbaijan Demonstrates Steady Compliance With OPEC+ Deal

With a further 9-month extension of output cuts around the corner, Azerbaijan stays firm in its commitment to reduce domestic oil...

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Regional Competition Over Turkmen Resources Grows

Mariana Liakopoulou

Nov 17, 20173 min read

Regional Competition Over Turkmen Resources Grows

Amid soaring tensions with Tehran, following the abrupt resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, Saudi Arabia has decided to...

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Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan: Leaders Agree To Boost Trilateral Energy Partnership

Mariana Liakopoulou

Nov 10, 20173 min read

Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan: Leaders Agree To Boost Trilateral Energy Partnership

On 1 November 2017, Tehran hosted the second round of a trilateral summit among Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan, with the participation of...

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Ashgabat Mulls Gas Exports Via Russia To Europe

Mariana Liakopoulou

Nov 10, 20171 min read

Ashgabat Mulls Gas Exports Via Russia To Europe

Turkmenistan considers the option of shipping natural gas to the Eastern European clientele through Russia, Myrat Archayev, chief...

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Lukoil Moves On With Phase 2 Of Vladimir Filanovsky Offshore Field

Mariana Liakopoulou

Nov 4, 20171 min read

Lukoil Moves On With Phase 2 Of Vladimir Filanovsky Offshore Field

Russian oil producer Lukoil has completed drilling of an eighth horizontal producing oil well at Vladimir Filanovsky field, located in...

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Total Takes On Pioneering Role in The Next Azeri Gas Boom

Mariana Liakopoulou

Nov 3, 20173 min read

Total Takes On Pioneering Role in The Next Azeri Gas Boom

On 26 October 2017, the newly-appointed Azerbaijani Energy Minister, Parviz Shahbazov, met in Baku with the Vice President of Europe and...

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The US and Caspian Export Prospects via the Vertical Gas Corridor

Mariana Liakopoulou

Oct 27, 20179 min read

The US and Caspian Export Prospects via the Vertical Gas Corridor

Implications for EU Energy Security and Energy Market Integration in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. A series of developments...

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Caspian Legal Status: Draft Convention Mostly Agreed Upon By Littoral States

Mariana Liakopoulou

Oct 27, 20172 min read

Caspian Legal Status: Draft Convention Mostly Agreed Upon By Littoral States

On October 18, delegations from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Russia attended an international conference titled ‘’Peace, Stability...

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Turkmenistan Lays Out a $46bn Investment Plan for Oil and Gas Sector to 2025

Mariana Liakopoulou

Oct 20, 20172 min read

Turkmenistan Lays Out a $46bn Investment Plan for Oil and Gas Sector to 2025

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow has decided to put an end to the free supply of gas to households. The decree, signed on...

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Gazprom, CNPC, KazMunayGas Initiate Cooperation in NGV market

Mariana Liakopoulou

Oct 13, 20172 min read

Gazprom, CNPC, KazMunayGas Initiate Cooperation in NGV market

On October 5, in the course of the 7th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, Russian energy major Gazprom, China National Petroleum...

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Kurdistan Independence Referendum: Energy Challenges at Stake

Mariana Liakopoulou

Oct 6, 20175 min read

Kurdistan Independence Referendum: Energy Challenges at Stake

Results of a referendum held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region indicated vehement support for independence from Baghdad...

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Snam-led consortium and Reganosa shortlisted for DESFA sale

Mariana Liakopoulou

Sep 29, 20174 min read

Snam-led consortium and Reganosa shortlisted for DESFA sale

Greek privatization agency (HRADF) qualified two finalists to proceed to the second phase of a tender for the sale of a 66% stake in...

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