As Russia prepares for an election where Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win, the country’s natural gas industry grapples with significant challenges and risks.
Russia energy infrastructure
has been hit by drone attacks and fires in the past month,
adding to uncertainty in global oil and gas markets already
rocked by the conflict in the Middle East. .
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian energy company Novatek resumed fuel loadings on Wednesday at its Baltic Sea Ust-Luga terminal, damaged in a suspected drone attack, according to industry sources and LSEG data. The attack and ensuing fire have disrupted Russian fuel exports and added to uncertainty in energy markets already rocked by geopolitical jitters and tensions in the Red Sea region, one of the key gateways for global oil exports. Novatek did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for commen