Oil

The Hungarian authorities will veto any EU initiative related to limiting the import of Russian energy resources, said the head of the office of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Gergely Guiyash.

EU countries intend to stop importing Russian coal in the summer, and to give up Russian oil by the end of the year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.

The Danish energy company Ørsted will not pay for Russian gas in rubles. This was stated by the CEO of the company Mads Nipper.

In Russia, oil production in the first 26 days of April decreased by 8.7% compared to March figures to 1.37 million tons due to anti-Russian sanctions.

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called Gazprom's statement about the suspension of gas supplies blackmail.

The price of gas in Europe at the opening of trading on the stock exchange grew by 21% and rose above $1,350 per thousand cubic meters, according to the London ICE exchange.

Austria and oil and gas company OMV have accepted the terms of payment for Russian gas under a new scheme - through an account with Gazprombank, where euros will be converted into rubles.

Russia has stopped gas supplies to Poland, Onet reports, citing a government source.

Poland will not pay for Russian gas in rubles, Piotr Naimsky, the government's authorized representative for strategic energy infrastructure, said.

Eco-activists swam to the tanker on boats and chained themselves to the anchor chain.

Raw materials are getting cheaper due to fears of falling demand amid a lockdown in Shanghai and a possible increase in the key rate in the United States.

The price of fuel in March this year in Germany reached a record for half a century.

Shipments of Russian oil by sea over the past week decreased by 25%. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing ship tracking data.

Pavel Zavalny, head of the State Duma Energy Committee, announced that by the end of 2021, Gazprom shareholders will be able to count on dividends.

Pavel Zavalny, head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Energy, said that foreign banks have lately been delaying payments for oil and gas to the Russian side, fearing sanctions.