U.S. and Bosnian officials are advancing plans for the South Interconnection pipeline, a U.S.-backed project that would bring LNG from Croatia’s Krk terminal to Bosnia and cut the country’s reliance on Russian gas.
The IEA says the next LNG wave is reshaping global gas markets, easing tight pipeline supply and helping Europe balance declines from Russia and Norway. Demand remains weak in Asia, but is expected to rebound by 2026.
Emergency crews in Russia’s Omsk region contained a fire on an underground gas pipeline after an incident occurred during repair work, authorities said. No injuries or threats to nearby communities were reported as investigators review the cause.
China received its 14th LNG shipment from Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, with the Arctic Mulan delivering to Beihai terminal in Guangxi, data from LSEG and Kpler show.
Slovak refiner Slovnaft says Croatian operator JANAF has cut non-Russian crude deliveries, threatening Central Europe’s fuel supplies. JANAF denies breaching its contract, citing normal operations.
Lukoil has started diverting Caspian crude shipments from Azerbaijan’s Baku port to Russia’s Makhachkala terminal to avoid Western sanctions, shifting roughly 130,000 tons per month away from Azeri routes.
Ukraine will resume importing gas from Greece via the Transbalkan pipeline in November, booking 600,000 cubic meters per day to offset production losses from Russian strikes. Lower tariffs in Moldova and Romania have helped restart gas flows along the route linking Greece’s LNG terminals to Ukraine.
A second LNG carrier has departed Russia’s U.S.-sanctioned Portovaya LNG plant on the Baltic Sea, LSEG data shows. The move signals renewed export activity from the 1.5-million-ton-per-year facility, as Russia continues to seek buyers through alternative shipping routes despite sanctions.
The European Union will relaunch its gas demand pooling system to help companies secure non-Russian gas and expand LNG imports. The move aims to diversify supply sources, lower prices, and support the bloc’s plan to phase out all Russian oil and gas imports by 2028.
Spain’s Enagás says its gas network is ready to handle a 2027 ban on Russian LNG, as the EU advances plans to accelerate its phase-out of Russian energy imports. The operator expects U.S. LNG to cover most of the replacement volumes.
Gazprom and Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum to build a new gas pipeline connecting the two countries, alongside a long-term deal for processing gas from the Karachaganak field at Russia’s Orenburg plant. The move strengthens regional gas cooperation across Central and South Asia.
Hungary’s MOL will increase oil shipments to Serbia after U.S. sanctions cut supplies to the Russian-owned NIS refinery, as the countries plan a new Hungary-Serbia oil pipeline to bolster regional energy security.
Russia’s long-planned Power of Siberia 2 pipeline to China could take a decade to ramp up gas exports, with key terms such as pricing and investment still unresolved, industry sources told Reuters.
Two tankers carrying sanctioned LNG from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project are sailing to Asia via the Northern Sea Route, ship tracking data shows. The shipments add to a growing list of cargoes delivered to China despite Western sanctions.
MOL says tests on the Adriatic pipeline failed to show stable long-term capacity, raising doubts over its ability to replace Russian oil for Hungary and Slovakia.
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