Total pain: French energy giant suffers $4.1bn hit from Arctic LNG project April 28, 2022 TotalEnergies has taken a $4.1 billion hit following it withdrawal from a Russian liquiefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Arctic.
Russia using trained bottlenose dolphins to protect its Black Sea fleet April 28, 2022 Russia is using bottlenose dolphins to stop its warships from being sabotaged. New satellite images analysed by the US Naval Institute show dolphin pens in the occupied Black Sea port of Sevastopol. The animals have been trained to detect mines and warn of hostile scuba diving soldiers, known as frogmen. This comes after the Kremlin’s [...]
Revealed: Russia pockets £53bn in oil and gas cash since start of Ukraine war with £7.6bn from Germany April 28, 2022 It has been revealed that Germany was the biggest buyer of Russian energy during the first two months of the war in Ukraine A study published by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) calculated that Russia has earned £53bn from fossil fuel exports since February 24, the date Russian troops attacked [...]
Former top executive at Russia’s Gazprombank flees Kremlin’s reach and joins Ukraine’s defence April 28, 2022 A former senior executive at a major Russian bank has fled the country and joined Ukraine’s army. Former vice-president at Gazprombank, Igor Volobuyev, said he “couldn’t stay with those people, shake their hands, watch the war on my phone as if this were a horrible film and pretend I didn’t care. Speaking to Ukrainian media [...]
Ed Warner: Russia ban shows Wimbledon chiefs have backbone – and other sports will take note April 28, 2022 Fans at the Wimbledon Championships aren’t prone to booing, even in the face of a Nick Kyrgios meltdown. And for now they have been spared the challenge to their usual decorum of a Russian or Belarusian player striding onto Centre Court this summer – to the chagrin of the men’s and women’s tours, not to [...]
Government asks energy company to extend life of coal power units in supply security push April 27, 2022 The government is exploring the possibility of expanding the lifespan of the UK's coal-fired power stations this winter.
Uniper expects to pay for Russian gas in roubles despite halting flows into Poland and Bulgaria April 27, 2022 Uniper has confirmed it still expects to be able to pay for long-term gas contracts from Russia through the roubles payments process signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month.
Austria to pay for Russian gas in roubles April 27, 2022 Austria has ceded to Russian demands to pay for its gas supplies in roubles, amid escalating tensions between the West and the Kremlin.
Gazprom halts gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland as Russia demands rouble payments April 27, 2022 Kremlin-backed energy giant Gazprom has halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for failing to pay for gas in roubles.
Chernobyl: ‘Abnormal’ amount of radiation at site of nuclear plant after Russian occupation April 26, 2022 There is an “abnormal” amount of radiation at the site of Chernobyl nuclear power plant, following the Russian invasion and occupation of the site. The head of director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi issued a warning about the dangers posed by the site, saying it was being monitored. “day by day”. The [...]