Leading events in the field of energy in the world and in Russia. October 27, 2026 1 Biden's Law vs. Trump's Order: Legal Tangle for Oil Workers Democrat Jared Raskin warned oil companies of civil and criminal penalties for importing Russian diesel. According to him, President Donald Trump's decision to ease the restrictions does not cancel the federal ban on the import of Russian energy resources, which Biden signed in March 2022. The sanctions stipulate a fine of twice the value of the transaction, up to one million dollars and up to 20 years in prison. 2 IT and energy: what Russia will offer to South Africa in the extended council At an extended meeting of the Russia-South Africa Business Council at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the president of the chamber, Sergey Katerin, announced the significant potential for expanding trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, mainly in energy, processing and transportation of hydrocarbons. According to him, the development of ties is hampered by a number of barriers, which can be overcome through closer interaction between businesses and relevant government authorities. An important tool should be the joint work of the Council with the Russian part of the Intergovernmental Committee involved, and the BRICS platform is considered another channel in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 3 They will announce in the near future: the framework agreement on nuclear power plants for Belarus is ready The agreement between Belarus and Rosatom on the construction of the third unit of the nuclear power plant is at a high level of readiness, said the Minister of Energy of the Republic Denis Moroz. According to him, a general framework agreement between Belarus and the state corporation remains to be prepared, and this document is already at a high level of readiness. 4 Tariff under control: the government established rules for the distribution of network revenues The procedure for distributing the gross revenues required between the network organizations when eliminating violations in the electricity industry is determined by law.

Leading events in the field of energy in the world and in Russia. October 27, 2026 1 Biden's Law vs. Trump's Order: Legal Tangle for Oil Workers Democrat Jared Raskin warned oil companies of civil and criminal penalties for importing Russian diesel. According to him, President Donald Trump's decision to ease the restrictions does not cancel the federal ban on the import of Russian energy resources, which Biden signed in March 2022. The sanctions stipulate a fine of twice the value of the transaction, up to one million dollars and up to 20 years in prison. 2 IT and energy: what Russia will offer to South Africa in the extended council At an extended meeting of the Russia-South Africa Business Council at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the president of the chamber, Sergey Katerin, announced the significant potential for expanding trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, mainly in energy, processing and transportation of hydrocarbons. According to him, the development of ties is hampered by a number of barriers, which can be overcome through closer interaction between businesses and relevant government authorities. An important tool should be the joint work of the Council with the Russian part of the Intergovernmental Committee involved, and the BRICS platform is considered another channel in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 3 They will announce in the near future: the framework agreement on nuclear power plants for Belarus is ready The agreement between Belarus and Rosatom on the construction of the third unit of the nuclear power plant is at a high level of readiness, said the Minister of Energy of the Republic Denis Moroz. According to him, a general framework agreement between Belarus and the state corporation remains to be prepared, and this document is already at a high level of readiness. 4 Tariff under control: the government established rules for the distribution of network revenues The procedure for distributing the gross revenues required between the network organizations when eliminating violations in the electricity industry is determined by law.