Europe

Gazprom in talks with Hungary's MOL over NIS stake sale

The United States announced sweeping sanctions targeting Russia's oil sector in January over Moscow's war in Ukraine, but, for NIS, their application was postponed several times before finally coming into effect on October 8.

World’s first dynamic green ammonia plant starts operations in Denmark

Azerbaijan sends first gasoline shipment to Armenia after decades of war

The Azerbaijani government said the gasoline was shipped by train from the capital Baku to Boyuk-Kesik near the border with Georgia, across whose territory it will then be delivered to Armenia.

Glencore buys majority stake in Dutch fuel company FincoEnergies

Finco is a major player in the Dutch wholesale fuel market and in the region's biofuels and low-carbon fuel sectors.

UPM unlocks new bio-based markets as Leuna biorefinery produces its first commercial product

Rohm awards NextChem feasibility study for PMMA-polymer chemical recycling plant project

KBR wins green ammonia project by IGNIS in Spain

KBR has been awarded a technology and engineering contract by IGNIS for a new green ammonia facility in A Coruña, Spain.

Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak

PCK said early estimates put the oil spill at 200 m3 (7,000 ft3) over an area of 2 hectares (5 acres) and environmental damage to soil and water was being assessed.

India imports more Russian crude, but mix of buyers shifts

While the South Asian nation's appetite for Russian crude has not been diminished by the U.S. sanctions against top Russian producers Lukoil and Rosneft, what has changed is the mix of buyers.

Opinion: Trump sanctions on Lukoil, Rosneft could reshuffle global oil map

When President Donald Trump in October slapped sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, which together account directly or indirectly for around two-thirds of Russia’s oil exports, the U.S. struck at the core of the Kremlin’s revenue base.