Tag: crude oil
Europe is hopelessly bogged down
Demonstration for a western oil boycott against Russia in London The chance to curb Russia’s imperialist strivings in the short term by means of oil sanctions can be regarded as…
USA propose a tariff
Oil refinery in Russia Russia is the third largest oil producer and the second largest exporter in the world. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Brussels The US is getting involved in the debate…
The fight over oil sanctions is about more than just money
Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin three years ago Orban wants to keep relations with Moscow as intact as possible. (Photo: dpa) It takes a special perspective to see Brussels and…
Calling for job guarantee for PCK refinery in Schwedt
Berlin In view of the planned oil embargo against Russia, a debate has flared up about preserving jobs at the PCK refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg. “As the state government, preserving…
Bulgaria is coping so well with the Russian gas ban
Bulgartransgaz pipeline Because the sister company Bulgargaz had refused to pay for Russian gas deliveries in rubles, Moscow stopped the supply. (Photo: Reuters) Athens Imagine Russia turning off the gas,…
The Russian military apparently uses kitchen appliances as a store for spare parts for tanks
Donetsk Ukrainian soldiers repair their tank in the Donetsk region. (Photo: dpa) As a result of the US sanctions against Russia, the Russian military is apparently forced to use computer…
Von der Leyen travels to Hungary
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President wants to convince the Hungarian President of an oil embargo against Russia. (Photo: AP) Brussels The proposal for a new sanctions package…
Habeck expresses confidence in maintaining the PCK refinery
Federal Minister of Economics visits a refinery in Schwedt Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) speaks to the staff of the PCK refinery against the background of the EU’s planned oil…
Von der Leyen travels to Hungary
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President wants to convince the Hungarian President of an oil embargo against Russia. (Photo: AP) Brussels The proposal for a new sanctions package…
BER Airport does not expect any problems for leisure airlines
Berlin Brandenburg Airport Berlin The capital airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) sees a delivery embargo for Russian oil rather calmly. The airport does not have to worry, but is ultimately indirectly…
BASF is exploring spin-off of Wintershall Russia business
Wintershall in Emlichheim The company is one of Gazprom’s closest partners in the West. In addition, Wintershall produces oil in Russia. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt The Ludwigshafen chemical group BASF…
EU Commission proposes new sanctions
Brussels That’s it, it’s over: According to plans by the EU Commission, Russian oil supplies to the European Union are to be largely stopped by the beginning of next year.…
EU Commission proposes new sanctions
Brussels That’s it, it’s over: According to plans by the EU Commission, Russian oil supplies to the European Union are to be largely stopped by the beginning of next year.…
No more oil from Russia
Berlin, Brussels The European Union wants to stop imports of Russian oil – but only after a months-long transition period. As the Handelsblatt learned from diplomats, the EU Commission’s proposal…
The most important questions and answers
Greenpeace action on the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein Activists paint the words “Oil fuels war” on the hull of a ship transporting Russian oil in the Baltic Sea. (Photo: dpa)…
The most important questions and answers
Greenpeace action on the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein Activists paint the words “Oil fuels war” on the hull of a ship transporting Russian oil in the Baltic Sea. (Photo: dpa)…
An oil embargo would be an experiment with an uncertain outcome
The PCK refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg The greater Berlin-Brandenburg area is heavily dependent on the refinery, which is majority owned by the Russian Rosneft group. (Photo: REUTERS) The EU is…
The refinery in Schwedt faces an uncertain future
PCK refinery in Schwedt Nothing works in Berlin and Brandenburg without the system, it covers 95 percent of the market in the region. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics…
How Europe is preparing for a Russian gas freeze
FSRU Independence The ship acts as a distribution station for gas from Norway and the USA for the Baltic countries. (Photo: Getty Images) The ship’s name says it all: the…
Russia will stop natural gas supplies to Poland from Wednesday
Gazprom headquarters in St. Petersburg Moscow wants the Russian gas monopoly to be paid in rubles in the future. (Photo: AP) Warsaw According to the government in Sofia, Russia no…