Sergey Tsivilev has said Russia will push for unrestricted energy flows at the G20
Russia will remain a guarantor for international energy security and cannot be excluded from global supply chains, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev told TASS on Tuesday.
This interview preceded a three-day G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston, Texas, set to run Monday to Wednesday.
“The objective reality is that our country cannot be excluded from global supply chains. Russia has been, is, and will undoubtedly remain a reliable supplier of energy resources and a guarantor of energy security,” Tsivilev told TASS.
The country possesses the world’s largest oil and gas reserves and ranks fifth globally in coal reserves and fourth in LNG production, he added.
“Furthermore, Russia is the undisputed leader in nuclear technologies, commanding approximately 90% of the global market for nuclear power plant construction,” Tsivilev said.
At the G20 summit, Russia is proposing that “global energy security and economic stability” be ensured via open energy trade without sanctions or other restrictions, he added. This would guarantee “the unhindered flow of energy resources to where they are most needed, thereby reducing the risk of supply disruptions,” the minister said.
He emphasized that the world is currently facing “the most serious energy logistics crisis in modern history” stemming from disruptions to energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. The key waterway once facilitated approximately a quarter of the global oil trade, but has been severely obstructed due to the ongoing US conflict with Iran.
The crisis has also been linked to the war in Ukraine. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy facilities had contributed to a global “energy shock” and higher prices, including for Americans. US diesel prices hit a record national average of $6.27 per gallon on Tuesday, according to the American Automobile Association.
On Monday, President Donald Trump claimed that he had brokered an agreement for Russia and Ukraine to halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure.
The Kremlin called the proposal “a very good idea” but did not confirm whether Russia had agreed to such a deal. “We are in contact with the Americans. We are always on the side of peaceful solutions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on Tuesday.
