The Russian government’s oil revenues collapsed to the lowest in more than five years in January as weaker global prices, steeper discounts for the nation’s barrels, and a stronger currency took a toll on the budget.
The Russian government’s oil revenues collapsed to the lowest in more than five years in January as weaker global prices, steeper discounts for the nation’s barrels, and a stronger currency took a toll on the budget.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries dropped to a six-month low in January, allowing the Kremlin to increase fuel supplies to the domestic market and resume gasoline exports.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries dropped to a six-month low in January, allowing the Kremlin to increase fuel supplies to the domestic market and resume gasoline exports.
Long-range drones at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
Kazakhstan’s largest oil producer is preparing to resume output at the giant Tengiz field, a further step to normalize the nation’s supply to global markets after a series of disruptions in recent months.
Kazakhstan’s largest oil producer is preparing to resume output at the giant Tengiz field, a further step to normalize the nation’s supply to global markets after a series of disruptions in recent months.
Flares burn at the Tengiz oil field in Tengiz, Kazakhstan.
Russia’s first domestically built ice-class tanker docked at the US-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant, expanding the facility’s fleet of vessels able to transport the fuel in winter.
Russia’s first domestically built ice-class tanker docked at the US-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant, expanding the facility’s fleet of vessels able to transport the fuel in winter.
The Alexey Kosygin ship. Photographer: Alligator K/MarineTraffic
Russia said Ukrainian drones targeted the Afipsky refinery in the Krasnodar region overnight, in the latest attack on the nation’s energy infrastructure.
Russia said Ukrainian drones targeted the Afipsky refinery in the Krasnodar region overnight, in the latest attack on the nation’s energy infrastructure.
The Afipsky refinery in southern Russia Source: Google Maps
Russia’s revenues from its oil and gas industry, vital to financing its war in Ukraine, dropped to a five-year low in 2025 as crude prices slumped and gas exports declined.
Russia’s revenues from its oil and gas industry, vital to financing its war in Ukraine, dropped to a five-year low in 2025 as crude prices slumped and gas exports declined.
Ukraine overnight targeted three drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the latest move to weaken Russia’s economic capacity to fund its war effort.
Ukraine overnight targeted three drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the latest move to weaken Russia’s economic capacity to fund its war effort.
A picture taken on April 7, 2011 shows Russian LUKOIL ice-resistant fixed platform LSP-1, built at the Astrakhansky Korabel shipyard, intended to drill and operate wells and collect and pre-treat reservoir content at Korchagin's oil field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea some 180kms outside Astrakhan. The fields productivity of oil and gas condensate will peak at 2.3 million tonnes oil and 1.2 bcm gas per year. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL MORDASOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Ukraine overnight targeted three drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the latest move to weaken Russia’s economic capacity to fund its war effort.
Ukraine overnight targeted three drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the latest move to weaken Russia’s economic capacity to fund its war effort.
A picture taken on April 7, 2011 shows Russian LUKOIL ice-resistant fixed platform LSP-1, built at the Astrakhansky Korabel shipyard, intended to drill and operate wells and collect and pre-treat reservoir content at Korchagin's oil field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea some 180kms outside Astrakhan. The fields productivity of oil and gas condensate will peak at 2.3 million tonnes oil and 1.2 bcm gas per year. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL MORDASOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia and Ukraine struck each other’s Black Sea ports overnight, damaging infrastructure including an oil refinery.
Emergency services tackle a blaze following Russian attacks in Odesa region, Ukraine, in a photo released on Dec. 31. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Ukraine has ratcheted up attacks on Russian energy infrastructure this month, hitting the most assets and the widest range of targets since the war began.
Ukraine has ratcheted up attacks on Russian energy infrastructure this month, hitting the most assets and the widest range of targets since the war began.
Soldiers man an M777 howitzer during a combat mission in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on Dec. 24.
Russia’s ambitions to triple its annual liquefied gas production have been pushed back by several years amid international sanctions, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
Russia’s ambitions to triple its annual liquefied gas production have been pushed back by several years amid international sanctions, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
A flare stack at the Yamal LNG plant, in Russia. Source: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
Russia’s ambitions to triple its annual liquefied gas production have been pushed back by several years amid international sanctions, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
Russia’s ambitions to triple its annual liquefied gas production have been pushed back by several years amid international sanctions, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
A flare stack at the Yamal LNG plant, in Russia. Source: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
Sovcomflot PJSC, Russia’s largest shipping company, received the first domestically built ice-class tanker to expand the fleet of ships hauling super-chilled gas from the blacklisted Arctic LNG 2 project year-round.
Sovcomflot PJSC, Russia’s largest shipping company, received the first domestically built ice-class tanker to expand the fleet of ships hauling super-chilled gas from the blacklisted Arctic LNG 2 project year-round.
Urals crude tumbled to about $34 a barrel at the point of export last week, a deep discount to international benchmarks.
The Glen Cove tanker moored at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump said he'd impose a 50% tariff on Indian exports to the US half of which includes a penalty for purchases of Russian oil. Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg
The relaunch of a second mooring at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal has once again been delayed, according to two people familiar with the situation.
The relaunch of a second mooring at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal has once again been delayed, according to two people familiar with the situation.
A tanker and the terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, left, in the Black Sea near Novorossiysk, Russia.