Today: 30 June 2026
Browse Category

MOEX:GAZP 30 October 2025 - 16 June 2026

Russia Eases Fuel Restrictions as Ukraine Strikes Raise Gasoline Concerns

Russia Eases Fuel Restrictions as Ukraine Strikes Raise Gasoline Concerns

Russian fuel supplies came under more pressure Tuesday after a Ukrainian drone strike damaged the biggest refinery in the Moscow area, according to Reuters. Tatneft began limiting petrol and diesel sales at its outlets. Emergency crews said they put out the fire at the Gazprom Neft plant and kept processing going. The attack adds to evidence that Ukraine’s moves against Russian energy infrastructure are starting to feed back into the home fuel market. Tatneft is imposing limits on fuel sales at all of its petrol stations, Interfax reported. The company’s hotline told customers these restrictions are temporary, and for now, only cash payments are accepted. Reuters noted that at one Tatneft station south of Moscow, gasoline was capped at 20 litres per car and diesel at 40 litres.
16 June 2026
··
Europe’s Gas Demand Implodes: LNG Imports to Plunge 20% by 2030, Russian Flows at Historic Lows

Europe’s Gas Demand Implodes: LNG Imports to Plunge 20% by 2030, Russian Flows at Historic Lows

Natural gas consumption is on a downward trajectory in Europe. In 2023, the EU already used 19% less gas than in 2019reuters.com. New analyses predict further drops: the IEA’s Gas 2025 report expects OECD Europe’s gas demand to shrink 8–10% from 2024 to 2030hellenicshippingnews.com. Much of the decline comes in power generation, where gas use is projected to plunge ~25% by 2030hellenicshippingnews.com. This is because renewables will flood the grid – the IEA forecasts renewable output up >40% by 2030hellenicshippingnews.com – and energy efficiency and electrification will trim demand in buildingshellenicshippingnews.com. Even industry and commercial gas use is not immune: IEA sees industry gas demand 10% lower in 2030 than 2021, as efficiency gains and some relocalization offset temporary LNG-price supporthellenicshippingnews.com. Policy and market trends reinforce this decline. Europe’s response to the Ukraine war – building 19 new LNG import terminals since 2022ieefa.org – initially boosted gas imports, but analysts now say the gas appetite was overestimated. IEEFA reports that after record LNG regasification capacity additions in 2023–24, projects are now being shelved: Germany cancelled or delayed FSRUs, France is removing an idle LNG barge at Le Havre, and Portugal reduced one unit to 2% useieefa.orgieefa.org. “European countries that continue
5 November 2025
··
China–Russia Mega Trade Deal Jolts Markets: Stocks React to New Pact

China–Russia Mega Trade Deal Jolts Markets: Stocks React to New Pact

China and Russia have upped their economic partnership with a new set of agreements. In late October 2025 Beijing and Moscow announced that they would “push for a stable expansion of two-way trade with an optimized structure”en.people.cn. Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Russia’s economic minister Reshetnikov co‑chaired a subcommittee meeting on Sept. 28, where they agreed to deepen cooperation in areas from digital services to infrastructure. Most notably, President Putin signed the law ratifying an updated Bilateral Investment Treaty with Chinarussiaspivottoasia.com. This overhaul — originally agreed in May — strengthens legal protections for investors and introduces “single-window” support and visa facilitation for businesspeople, addressing hurdles that had stalled cooperation. The new agreement formally extends the “Power of Siberia 2” gas pipeline project. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller confirmed that a “legally binding memorandum” was signed during Putin’s September visit, kicking off construction of the pipeline through Mongoliareuters.com. Industry analysts at the Oxford Institute project that even with a final deal, first gas deliveries might not occur before 2030, with full ramp-up by mid-2030sreuters.comreuters.com. In parallel, Russia is expanding LNG supply to Chinareuters.com. The overall aim is to diversify Russia’s markets beyond Europe and to secure China’s access to energy and raw
30 October 2025
····

Stock Market Today

  • Wanda Ordered to Pay Suning $258 Million After Failed IPO
    June 30, 2026, 12:08 AM EDT. A Chinese court ordered Dalian Wanda Group to pay Suning.Com 1.75 billion yuan ($258 million) after a property management IPO failed. The ruling settles a long dispute between the firms over the scrapped deal. It points to deal risk in China's property sector. Wanda now faces a major payout as the market feels the weight of regulatory and financial pressure around IPOs.
Go toTop