LNG
Gazprom subsidiary to build liquefaction project in Yaroslavl Region
Gaz-Oil, a subsidiary of Gazprom, plans to build an LNG liquefaction plant in the Bolsheselsky district of the Yaroslavl region, Yaroslavl Governor Sergei Vakhrukov told journalists on Thursday.
4 August 2011
Supply & Demand
Uzbekistan raises gas prices for Tajikistan
Uzbekistan has raised the price of gas it sells to Tajikistan for the third quarter of 2011.
3 August 2011
Supply & Demand
Turkey plans to sign transit gas agreement with Azerbaijan in September
Azerbaijan and Turkey plan to reach a transit agreement in September 2011 on the supply of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic said on Tuesday.
3 August 2011
Supply & Demand
Belarus says gas price to average up 46% to $270 in 2011
The Belarusian government expects the price of gas to rise 46% to $270 per thousand cubic metres (Mcm) in 2011, from $185 in 2010 and $150 in 2009, a representative of the Council of Ministers told Interfax.
2 August 2011
Exploration & Production
Rosnedra awaiting decision on reissue of Kovykta licence
Russia's Subsurface Resources Agency (Rosnedra) is awaiting a decision from Russia’s Economic Development Ministry before it reissues licensing to the Kovykta gas condensate deposit to OJSC Gazprom, Rosnedra chief Anatoly Ledovsky told reporters during a trip to Tomsk Region on Saturday.
1 August 2011
Exploration & Production
Resources commission gives go-ahead for new Volga Gas Prospect
The Russian State Commission for Resources (GKZ) has approved new C3 prospective resource estimates for Volga Resources place's new prospect in the Precaspian Licence Area in Russia's Saratov region, the company said on Monday.
1 August 2011
Exploration & Production
Gazprom Dobycha Krasnodar to build four compressor stations by 2016
Gazprom Dobycha Krasnodar plans to build four booster compressor stations and launch an oil and condensate installation for its fields, the company's general director, Mikhail Geykhman, told Interfax.
1 August 2011
Turkmenistan: reality does not match ambition
Although Turkmenistan’s natural gas production has remained stagnant over the past 10 years, the country appears ambitious in its hopes for export growth.
1 August 2011
Policy & Regulation
Ukrainian ex-president summoned to court as witness in Tymoshenko case
Ukrainian former President Viktor Yushchenko has been summoned to Kiev’s Pechersky District Court as a witness in the trial of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
29 July 2011
Exploration & Production
Turkmenneft reveal gas figures
State-owned Turkmenneft produced over 5 billion cubic metres (176.5 billion cubic feet) of gas in the first half of 2011, the Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Ministry stated on its website today.
28 July 2011
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Questions remain over Gazprom’s Blue Stream
Russia’s Energy Ministry and Gazprom are considering possible export duties on gas pumped through the Blue Stream pipeline.
28 July 2011
Companies & Finance
Transneft net profits soar 152%
Net profits at Russian oil pipeline company Transneft increased 152% to 84.9 billion rubles ($30.9 billion) in the first quarter of this year, boosted by the sale of its controlling interest in Primorsk Commercial Seaport LLC, the company reported.
27 July 2011
Exploration & Production
TNK-BP growth strategy focuses on Yamal, gas, international projects
TNK-BP's 10-year growth strategy is focused on the Yamal Peninsula, gas and international projects, CFO Jonathan Muir told journalists on Tuesday.
26 July 2011
Exploration & Production
Gazprom gets drilling go-ahead for giant Sakhalin-3 field
Russia's environmental protection agency Rosprirodnadzor has said that state-owned giant Gazprom has received clearance to drill in the Kirinskoye field, part of the Sakhalin-3 project.
25 July 2011
The future for gas in Turkmenistan’s portion of the Caspian Sea
Petronas started up gas production in Turkmenistan’s section of the Caspian Sea earlier this month – so how are other projects in the offshore coming along. And what will the companies do with the gas?
25 July 2011
Exploration & Production
Russian environmental agency to review Shtokman field
The Russian Federal Service for Supervising Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor) has approved a plan to conduct a comprehensive survey of the Shtokman gas condensate field in the Barent Sea, Rosprirodnadzor said on Friday.
25 July 2011
Policy & Regulation
Total secures Russian tax coup
Shares in French company Total traded up today after the Kremlin approved a significant tax break for oil and gas firms today.
22 July 2011
Exploration & Production
Total investment for Yamal LNG project to reach $35.6 billion
Russian state and foreign investment places funding for the Yamal LNG project at (1 trillion rubles) $35.6 billion, including Total's 20.5% stake acquisition for $4 billion, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a government commission meeting on Wednesday.
21 July 2011
Exploration & Production
Energy plans to drill 58 wells at Caspian Bahar/Gum-Deniz Block before 2016
United Arab Emirates firm Bahar Energy Ltd plans to drill 58 wells at the Bahar/Gum-Deniz contract block in Azerbaijan's sector of the Caspian, according to Greenfields Petroleum’s website. Greenfield owns 33.3% of Bahar Energy shares.
21 July 2011
Supply & Demand
Gazprom to list production facilities affected by Q4 Eastern Gas Programme
Gazprom and the Russian government are making adjustments to the Eastern Gas Programme, as Gazprom’s board of directors directed the management to draw up a list of Gazprom production facilities in Eastern Russia that might be affected.
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