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Russian energy giant Gazprom increased its average daily natural gas supplies to Europe by 37% in July compared to June, when maintenance activities had curbed exports, calculations based on transmission data showed on Friday.
With Ukraine halting a key five-year transit agreement with Moscow at the start of the year, Türkiye’s TurkStream undersea pipeline remains the only route for Russian pipeline gas to reach European markets.
Data from the European gas transmission group Entsog indicated that daily Russian gas flows through TurkStream averaged 51.5 million cubic metres (mcm) in July, up from 37.6 mcm in June.
The July figure was also 4.7% higher than the same month last year, when average flows stood at 49.2 mcm per day.
In total, Gazprom exported approximately 9.93 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas to Europe via TurkStream during the first half of 2025, compared with 9.3 bcm during the same period in 2024.
By comparison, Gazprom’s total pipeline exports to Europe between January and July 2024 reached 18.3 bcm, a figure that included volumes transited through Ukraine.
Gazprom has not published monthly export data since early 2023 and did not respond to a request for comment.
The past 24 hours of the Russia-Ukraine war have seen a drastic escalation in both aerial bombardment and frontline losses.
Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping on Friday (17 April) for the first time since the U.S. and Israel killed Iran's ex-Supreme Leader in air strikes, triggering the Middle East conflict, at the end of February. A U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, however, remains in force.
Russia published addresses of manufacturers allegedly producing drones or components for Ukraine on Wednesday (15 April), warning European countries against plans to step up UAV supplies to Kyiv.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said in a Saturday statement that the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its "previous state" under the control of its "armed forces," citing the ongoing U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.
Netflix shares fell sharply on Friday after the streaming group issued a weaker-than-expected outlook and said chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings will step down from the board.
The Trump administration extended a sanctions exemption on some Russian oil as prices continue to skyrocket in the wake of the U.S.- Israeli war against Iran on Friday (17 April).
Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday (18 April) launching their landmark A$10 billion ($7 billion) deal to supply Australia with warships, Tokyo's most consequential military sale since ending a military export ban in 2014.
Leaders from across Europe and beyond gathered in Paris on Friday for a summit aimed at managing the global impact of the Middle East conflict.
European leaders have set out plans for a coordinated defensive mission to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, once security conditions allow, following talks involving more than 40 countries.
NeaNearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea off Myanmar in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record, the United Nations Refugee Agency said on Friday.
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