Putin receives Slovak PM in shock Moscow visit – POLITICO

Putin receives Slovak PM in shock Moscow visit – POLITICO

Peskov added it could be “easily assumed” that energy ties will be on the agenda. The diplomatic trip came as Slovakia and Hungary seek a deal to avoid being cut off from Russian gas when a key transit agreement with Ukraine expires at the end of 2024. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost three … Read more

Qatar warns it will halt gas supplies to Europe if fined under EU due diligence law – POLITICO

Qatar warns it will halt gas supplies to Europe if fined under EU due diligence law – POLITICO

Qatar has become a critical supplier of liquefied natural gas to Europe as countries are reducing their reliance on Russian energy following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. QatarEnergy, the state-owned energy giant, has long-term LNG supply agreements with Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands. Al-Kaabi, who is also the chief executive of QatarEnergy, said the EU legislation would … Read more

Slovakia profiting from war with Russian gas transit gambit, Kyiv charges – POLITICO

Slovakia profiting from war with Russian gas transit gambit, Kyiv charges – POLITICO

“We constantly ask for sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry,” the official said, granted anonymity to speak frankly about the sensitive row. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert “Fico is among those who block those sanctions … and is one of the key blockers of [Ukraine’s] bid to join NATO, too.” Fico, who along with Hungarian Prime … Read more

Slovakia in ‘very intense’ talks on 2025 gas supplies, Fico says

Slovakia in ‘very intense’ talks on 2025 gas supplies, Fico says

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said his government is engaged in “very intense” negotiations over natural-gas supplies for next year, including on the transit of the fuel through Ukrainian territory. “We are holding very intense talks at an international level on gas supplies in 2025,” Fico told a press conference on Friday. “There are many … Read more

US set to sanction Serbia’s main oil company over Russian ownership, Vučić says

US set to sanction Serbia’s main oil company over Russian ownership, Vučić says

Serbian oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) faces financial sanctions from the United States as soon as next month because of its Russian ownership, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said late Friday. The U.K. and the EU would likely follow the U.S. in introducing sanctions against the company, Vučić said in an interview with Serbian broadcaster Informer … Read more

Sabah reaps RM1.5bil in cumulative revenue through state-owned SMJE

Sabah reaps RM1.5bil in cumulative revenue through state-owned SMJE

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has obtained RM1.5bil in revenue from crude oil and gas sales since 2023. This is after state-owned SMJ Energy Sdn Bhd (SMJE) reached its seventh crude oil lifting under the Samarang Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in December 2024. In a statement on Saturday (Dec 14), SMJE said this lifting involved approximately 300,000 … Read more

Inside the floating 80s relic that wants to be Britain’s energy future – POLITICO

Inside the floating 80s relic that wants to be Britain’s energy future – POLITICO

LONDON — The Conservative Party “got trounced in the polls,” ex-Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted earlier this month. After 14 years controlling Westminster’s levers of power, voters … Sep 26 10 mins read Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the … Read more

48 detained in crackdown on pro-EU protests in Georgia – POLITICO

48 detained in crackdown on pro-EU protests in Georgia – POLITICO

Formerly Soviet Georgia remains well within Russia’s orbit, with pro-Russian forces a powerful presence there. When the new wave of protests started on the night of Nov. 29, more than 100 people were arrested after injury of 42 ministry “employees” who participated in law enforcement, the interior ministry previously reported. The BBC estimated more than … Read more

EU’s Russia sanctions deal collapses over business loophole spat – POLITICO

EU’s Russia sanctions deal collapses over business loophole spat – POLITICO

The rest of the package focuses mostly on sanctioning companies and vessels involved in circumventing existing EU penalties on Russia. A draft list seen by POLITICO shows plans to more than double the number of oil and gas tankers on its blacklist, bringing the total to 75. Yet talks fell apart, two of the diplomats said, after … Read more

Collaboration is key to fulfilling regenerative agriculture goals – POLITICO

Collaboration is key to fulfilling regenerative agriculture goals – POLITICO

That’s where companies like ADM play an important role. ADM’s regenerative agriculture program, which expanded from North America to Europe last year, is seeking to spur the widespread adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, such as planting cover crops and reducing tillage to keep more carbon in the soil, and verifying the practices using the latest … Read more