South Korea has signaled it is willing to participate in international efforts to ensure safe and free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, its foreign ministry said.

Gazprom has successfully delivered the first 100 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas to China through the Power of Siberia pipeline, according to Alexey Miller, CEO of the company.

Heathrow airport was warned about its power supply in the days before the entire hub was shut down due to an outage that caused massive disruption, lawmakers were told on Wednesday.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned that Slovakia may cut off backup power supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv halts the transportation of Russian gas to Central Europe.

A strike by workers at nuclear and hydro facilities operated by state-owned energy company EDF disrupted approximately 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of French power production on Tuesday, according to company data.

Currently, Moldova receives gas through transit via Ukraine. If this transit stops on January 1, the country may face a serious gas shortage at the height of the heating season. This would create significant challenges in supplying gas to both the residential sector and the Transnistrian power plant, which is the primary electricity source for Moldova, including Transnistria.

By Samir Muradov

In the first nine months of 2024 Russian pipeline gas exports to China surged by 23% compared to the same period last year, according to data from China's General Administration of Customs. The monetary value of Russian gas deliveries during this period reached $6.1 billion, underscoring a significant strengthening of ties between the two countries in the energy sector.

Sumy region: Strikes on infrastructure