Energy

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  Energy

  2023-03-23

  January outage prompts Uzbekistan to bet further on alternative energy sources

  The abnormally cold winter of 2022–2023 has pushed the Uzbek government to reconsider new energy solutions.

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  Energy

  2023-02-28

  Gazprom CEO's visit to Ashgabat heralds yet another attempt to evade sanctions

  Russia has been trying to strong arm Turkmenistan into helping it skirt sanctions, and is colluding with Iran to pressure the country into a gas swapping scheme.

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  Energy

  2023-02-16

  Uzbekistan eyes neighbours for help in preventing energy dependence on Russia

  While Uzbekistan has inked deals for Russian gas, it is keenly aware of the dangers of being dependent on the Kremlin for energy.

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  Energy

  2023-01-18

  China dedicates supertankers to ship Russian oil, buoying cash-strapped Kremlin

  As restrictions on Russian oil cause a shortage of buyers and shipping vessels, Beijing shows it has no qualms about doing business with Moscow, an international pariah perpetrating an illegal war.

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  Energy

  2022-12-22

  Backed into a corner, Putin again opposes Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline

  The pipeline could enable Turkmenistan to supply gas to Europe while bypassing Russia, which has for decades been using different pretexts to hinder that process.

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  Energy

  2022-12-19

  Putin's attempts to promote gas union flounder at EEU summit

  The recent EEU summit in Bishkek showed that the organisation is ineffective, observers in Central Asia say. 'The EEU is dragging us to the bottom,' one observer said.

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  Energy

  2022-12-08

  Analysts in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan sceptical of proposed 'gas union' with Russia

  Russia's proposed gas union is yet another attempt to tightly control energy flows in the post-Soviet space, say analysts.

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  Energy

  2022-10-04

  US, Kazakhstan study possibilities of exporting oil via Caspian Sea

  Washington and Astana are exploring ways to expand Kazakh energy deliveries without having to go through Moscow.

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  Energy

  2022-08-26

  Nuclear blackmail: Zaporizhzhia becomes new focus of Russian terror

  Fears are growing around the world that Russia's reckless occupation of Europe's largest nuclear plant -- using it as a cover to wage attacks on Ukrainian forces -- will end in disaster.

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  Energy

  2022-08-09

  EBRD offers Kazakhstan support for Trans-Caspian freight route bypassing Russia

  The Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, could enable Kazakhstan to bypass Russia as it works to decouple itself from its northern neighbour.