Former Soviet Union
Policy & Regulation
Gazprom appeals against interim Ukraine decision
Gazprom is appealing against a decision by the Stockholm arbitration court in its dispute with Naftogaz Ukrainy.
3 July 2017
Exploration & Production
CNPC and Uzbekneftegaz start gas production in Uzbek blocks
China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and Uzbekneftegaz have started gas production at the Dengizkul, Khodjadavlat and Sharkiy Alat gas condensate fields.
20 June 2017
Supply & Demand
Russia produces 228 mt of oil and gas condensate over Jan-May
Russia produced 228 mt of oil and gas condensate between January and May 2017, 1.8% more than in the same period last year.
19 June 2017
Companies & Finance
OMV plans new office in St Petersburg
Austrian company OMV is planning to open a new office in St. Petersburg in autumn 2017.
19 June 2017
Supply & Demand
Bulgaria requests additional 2 bcm/y from Shah Deniz
Bulgaria’s Bulgartransgas has started talks with State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic on increasing supplies of Azerbaijani gas to Bulgaria.
19 June 2017
Global Markets
JKX struggles bode ill for Ukraine gas sector
UK-listed JKX faces its second shareholder dispute in 18 months and is struggling to fend off the advances of Russian/Ukrainian investors.
19 June 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Gazprom surveys 10 routes for possible pipeline to India
Gazprom has analysed over 10 routes for supplying pipeline gas to India.
16 June 2017
Supply & Demand
Uzbekistan plans to up China gas exports to 10 bcm/y by 2020
Uzbekistan plans to increase gas exports to China to 10 billion cubic metres per year by the end of 2020, Uzbekneftegaz Chairman Alisher Sultanov said on Wednesday.
15 June 2017
Alternative Fuels
Fortum and Enel the big winners in Russian wind tender
The Russian government has announced the results of its latest wind farm construction tender, with Finland’s Fortum and Italy’s Enel the major winners.
15 June 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Ukraine to have 17 bcm of gas in stock by November
Ukraine will have 17 billion cubic metres of gas in storage by 1 November 2017, according to a plan to prepare the fuel and energy sector for winter approved by the government on Wednesday.
15 June 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Transit of Russian gas through Ukraine increases
Volumes of Russian gas destined for European customers transiting Ukraine increased over the first five months of 2017 compared with the same period last year.
14 June 2017
Global Markets
Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran working on Unified Electricity Belt
Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran are working on creating a Unified Electricity Belt between the three countries, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday.
13 June 2017
Supply & Demand
Ukraine may start direct gas imports from Norway in 2022
Ukraine may start receiving gas directly from Norway from 2022, according to Maksym Beliavsky, an adviser to Ukraine’s energy minister.
12 June 2017
LNG
Gazprom looking at swapping LNG volumes at Zeebrugge terminal
Gazprom is studying the possibility of swapping LNG at Belgium’s Zeebrugge terminal with volumes it plans to buy from Novatek’s Yamal liquefaction plant.
9 June 2017
Companies & Finance
Azerbaijan’s energy minister dies
Natig Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s energy minister, has died in the Florence Nightingale clinic in Istanbul, Turkey, the country’s media reported on Friday.
9 June 2017
Exploration & Production
Gazprom signs field development MOUs in Iran
Gazprom has signed memorandums of understanding with Iran on participation in the development of four fields.
8 June 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Power of Siberia targets 1,100 km this year
Gazprom has built 774 km of the linear part of the 2,158 km Power of Siberia gas pipeline and plans to exceed the 1,100 km mark by the end of the year.
8 June 2017
Supply & Demand
Kazmunaigas will ship 5 bcm to CNPC in 2017-2018
Kazakhstan’s Kazmunaigas will supply China National Petroleum Corp. with 5 billion cubic metres of gas this year and next, TSO Kaztransgas has said.
7 June 2017
Global Markets
US planning new sanctions on Russia – intelligence chief
The head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, the SVR, has claimed the US plans to increase sanctions on Russia, particularly in the field of energy.
7 June 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Gazprom explores Turkish Stream options
Gazprom took advantage of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to consider its options for delivering gas to Europe via Turkish Stream.
5 June 2017
LNG
Gazprom and Shell sign agreement on Baltic LNG
Gazprom and Shell have signed a document agreeing on the main terms of operation for the Baltic LNG project.
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