Time is running out for securing a new transit contract between Russia and Ukraine after 2019, with the negotiations being impeded by a sensitive geopolitical backdrop.
22 January 2019
LNG
The proposal, made by Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, could help Cambodia reduce its reliance on diesel and oil for power generation.
EU Energy Policy
Romania is trying to push through changes to the directive that would give the European Commission more power to intervene in negotiations between EU states and third countries such as Russia.
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Ease of access and economics explain why China’s biggest gas supplier appears to be more interested in underground facilities than LNG terminal tanks for meeting its storage needs.
Energy Minister Péter Kaderják confirms Hungary is working on an interconnector with Serbia but is aiming to receive gas both from Turkish Stream and via Ukraine.
The CNOOC terminal sent out an average of 513 truckloads of LNG per day last week, marking a record high.
A new capacity auction may boost the prospects for the Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary-Austria pipeline, as well as for proposed projects offshore Romania.
