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there is concern that without a new contract from January 1, 2020, Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine could be disrupted.
PapaDragon wrote:there is concern that without a new contract from January 1, 2020, Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine could be disrupted.
That's indeed unfortunate but I am sure that Russia will patiently wait for EU to sort out all the issues and that they will resume deliveries the moment everything is cleared out
Russian Arctic Pipeline Accident Shrouded In Mystery
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom is rushing to hire an engineering contractor to have an underwater natural gas pipeline, which has broken off the seabed in the Arctic, fixed, Russian news agency Interfax reports.
This is the second time a pipeline on the route that crosses the Baydaratskaya Bay has come to the surface in the past two years. As Interfax notes, last year another pipeline had broken off the seabed.
It was not clear if the resurfacing of the pipelines has created major safety hazards or affected gas supply from the fields in the Yamal Peninsula, according to The Barents Observer.
A unit of Gazprom has announced a competitive tender for engineering surveys for the Bovanenkovo – Ukhta 2 line, which transports natural gas from the Bovanenkovskoye field on the Yamal Peninsula via the Baydaratskaya Bay in the Kara Sea to mainland Russia and onto Europe.
Bovanenkovskoye is currently the largest natural gas producing field on the Yamal Peninsula, according to Gazprom.
The construction of the Bovanenkovo – Ukhta 2 gas pipeline began in 2012 and the pipeline was brought on line in 2017.
Now with a second line resurfacing, Gazprom has launched a tender for repair works on 9.2 kilometers (5.7 miles) of the pipeline in the bay, Interfax reports, citing tender documents from the Gazprom unit.
Gazprom expects the work to help it have the pipeline placed in a trench of up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) below the seabed. The engineering surveys are planned to take place in 2020 and 2021, according to Interfax.
Gazprom is dominating gas supplies to many European markets, and now it also vies to meet rising Chinese natural gas demand. Russia wants a share of the huge Chinese market and the Russian gas giant looks to supply pipeline gas to China—and this will begin in weeks.
owais.usmani wrote:
Can it be Sabotage by NATO submarines?
PhSt wrote:owais.usmani wrote:
Can it be Sabotage by NATO submarines?
Who else would do it? Russia needs to make a big issue out of this situation, make an open declaration that any Nato attempts to sabotage its energy pipelines will be considered a declaration of war and Russia will have the right to severe Nato energy routes as well as undersea communication lines.
As LNG prices hit historical low, Russian government decides it will not fund new Arctic projects
owais.usmani wrote:https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/industry-and-energy/2019/11/lng-prices-hit-historical-low-russian-government-decides-it-will-not
As LNG prices hit historical low, Russian government decides it will not fund new Arctic projects
Viktor wrote:These days just about anybody can write what they want. I see no sense in replying to a every tug capable of writing an article much less to a lies of their worthless lives.
Spending time discussing Russian thoughts about Russia makes more sense than discussing ignorance of western thought (driven by nasty desire) about Russia.
Germans appealed EU decision to restrict Gazprom’s access to Opal
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday are to launch a gas pipeline that is the first of three ambitious projects intended to cement Moscow’s role as top gas exporter.
owais.usmani wrote:"Power of Siberia" opening today:
Russia’s Yamal LNG delivers first natural gas to Bangladesh
The «Yakov Gakkel» in late November sailed into the Kara Sea with course for the Sabetta LNG terminal in Yamal. About two weeks earlier the ship had left the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea.
On 2nd December the ship was drifting in the waters of the Ob Bay, awaiting its first entry to Sabetta, information from the Northern Sea Route Administration shows.
With the entry into service of the «Yakov Gakkel», the building of the Yamal LNG tanker fleet comes to completion. A total of 15 carriers are now shuttling to the remote Arctic terminal.
Like its 14 sister ships, the 299 meter long, 97,000 tons deadweight vessel can carry up to 172,600 cubic meters of liquified natural gas. It has ice class Arc7 which means that it can autonomously break through about two meter thick ice.
The ships are designed by Aker Arctic, the Finnish company. The «Yakok Gakkel» is owned and operated by Teekay.
The sailing of the carrier to Sabetta comes as Novatek reaches a new high in its Yamal production. According to the company, the remote Yamal natural gas plant in the course of the first 11 months of the year produced a total of 16,5 million tons.
The four trains of Novatek’s Yamal LNG plant are running at full steam and production is ahead of schedule.
Since Novatek opened the plant in December 2017, a total of 25 million tons of LNG has been produced. More than 340 shiploads have been sent to markets abroad, news agency PortNews reports with reference to company information.
The four production trains, the first three with an annual capacity of 5,5 million tons respectively. In addition comes a fourth train with 900,000 tons capacity.
As LNG prices hit historical low, Russian government decides it will not fund new Arctic projects
In 2016, Gazprom adopted a decommissioning program for the gas transportation infrastructure that delivers gas to the Ukrainian border. By 2020, 4,300 km of pipes and 62 compressor stations will be eliminated in this corridor, and 10,700 km by 2030. Opportunities for pumping gas from Russia through Ukrainian territory will disappear wrote:
owais.usmani wrote:"Power of Siberia" opening today:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/02/business/power-of-siberia-pipeline-russia-gas/#.XeTHSegzbDc
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday are to launch a gas pipeline that is the first of three ambitious projects intended to cement Moscow’s role as top gas exporter.
owais.usmani wrote:owais.usmani wrote:"Power of Siberia" opening today:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/02/business/power-of-siberia-pipeline-russia-gas/#.XeTHSegzbDc
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday are to launch a gas pipeline that is the first of three ambitious projects intended to cement Moscow’s role as top gas exporter.
For the lulz only, CNN having nightmares!
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/03/opinions/russia-china-pipeline-trump-andelman/index.html
Oil reserves
Preliminary field inventory data indicates that oil reserves in Russia stand at 28.9 billion tonnes, with only 10.3 billion tonnes of those being profitable.
"According to statements by the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources, there are around 2,700 oil deposits with total reserves of 28.9 billion tonnes," Novak said.
He added that only 60% of analyzed deposits are considered profitable. "The state oil reserves commission's assessment is based on approaches similar to international standards for auditing deposits of natural resources, where average oil prices at $69 per barrel and exchange rate of 63 rubles per 1 US dollar are used from the previous year of 2018. As a result, only around 60% of reserves are considered profitable," he explained.
Austin wrote:
Pretty sure this does not include the Arctic reserves and Shale Oil
owais.usmani wrote:Austin wrote:
Pretty sure this does not include the Arctic reserves and Shale Oil
And if we include these 2 as well then what's the reserve estimate?
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