Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on May 4, 2026, and vowed to deepen energy cooperation with Azerbaijan as part of Italy’s broader strategy to secure supplies amid ongoing global disruptions. Meloni described Azerbaijani gas and oil — which currently account for 16% of Italy’s gas imports and 17% […]
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As Europe races to eliminate its remaining dependence on Russian natural gas by late 2027, a long-dormant project is suddenly back in the spotlight. The proposed Trans-Caspian Pipeline (TCP) — a roughly 300-kilometer subsea link across the Caspian Sea from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan — could deliver a significant new source of non-Russian pipeline gas to […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories What do oil and gas exports mean to the Russian economy? How will the new Biden Sanctions play with President Trump’s negotiations? January 12, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The following article is an excellent summary from Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr about what the oil and gas exports mean to […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Azerbaijan-brokered deal to keep gas flowing to EU via Ukraine fails December 21, 2024 Clark Savage [[{“value”:” Moscow and Kyiv have failed to agree on a deal brokered by Azerbaijan to continue Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine, a senior source at the Azeri energy company SOCAR told Reuters on […] Qatar […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories The Myth of the Inevitable Rise of a Petroyuan June 11, 2024 Stu Turley In diplomacy, what’s left unsaid often matters more than what’s said. After Chinese President Xi Jinping met the king of Saudi Arabia in December, both nations issued lengthy readouts extolling the burgeoning Saudi-Sino relationship in […] Don’t Bet Against […]
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