Former Soviet Union
LNG
Novatek mulls trans-shipment facility in Russia’s far east
Novatek may build a 20 mtpa station to transfer Yamal LNG cargoes from ice-class vessels to standard tankers to reduce costs.
3 August 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Ukraine’s gas storage volumes over 14 bcm – minister
Ukraine’s underground gas storage inventories now exceed 14 billion cubic metres.
16 August 2017
Companies & Finance
US sanctions against Russia will not cause Gazprom to change plans
Gazprom is not planning to change its business strategy or revise its list of key projects in light of new sanctions against Russia.
15 August 2017
Exploration & Production
Russia’s Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District to auction 46 blocks
Russia’s Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District is planning to put 46 oil and gas blocks up for auction in 2018.
14 August 2017
LNG
Second Arctic LNG plant will be cheaper than first – Novatek CEO
Arctic LNG 2 will cost roughly 30% less than Yamal LNG, Novatek’s CEO has said.
10 August 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Russia to boost Crimea’s generation capacity
Crimea will have 170 MW of new power generation capacity by the end of this year, Russia’s Energy Ministry said in a press release.
9 August 2017
LNG
Gazprom and Shell to carry out joint feasibility study for Baltic LNG
Gazprom and Shell have agreed to carry out a joint feasibility study for the planned Baltic LNG plant.
9 August 2017
LNG
New ice-class LNG tanker sets off on Northern Route
The first of the ice-class tankers built for the Yamal LNG plant in Russia’s Arctic Circle has embarked on a journey via the Northern Sea route.
4 August 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Gazprom boosts OPAL pipeline volumes after ban lifted
Russian major Gazprom has increased gas flows along the OPAL pipeline in Germany by more than one-quarter
4 August 2017
Exploration & Production
Russia aiming to boost Far East gas output by 150%
Russia is looking to increase gas production in the far east of the country by nearly 150% by 2035.
4 August 2017
Global Markets
Siemens suspends shipments of power equipment to Russia
Siemens is to suspend shipments of power generation equipment to state-controlled Russian companies, the German company has announced.
21 July 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Gazprom tackles tricky Yakutia section of Power of Siberia
Gazprom has started construction on a difficult underwater section of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline in the Russian republic of Yakutia.
20 July 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Ukraine launches EU-funded study on storage facilities
Ukraine has launched a comprehensive EU-funded study of it gas storage facilities intended to help design strategy scenarios for their optimal use.
18 July 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Ukrainian and Polish TSOs consider boosting cross-border capacity
Ukrainian gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz and its Polish counterpart Gaz-System have proposed increasing the transmission capacity from Poland to Ukraine.
13 July 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Siemens files lawsuits against Russian players over gas turbines
Germany’s Siemens filed lawsuits on Tuesday against its own Russian subsidiary and Technopromexport, a Russian engineering company, over the use of gas turbines it supplied to Russia.
11 July 2017
LNG
Sakhalin LNG exports to Asia down 8%
Russia’s Sakhalin 2 project exported just over 4.9 mt of LNG to the Asia Pacific region in the first half of 2017, a year-on-year drop of 8.2%.
11 July 2017
LNG
Gazprom reveals first details of OMV Black Sea LNG plant
Russia’s Gazprom has disclosed the first details about its joint project with Austria’s OMV to build a small-scale LNG plant on the Black Sea coast.
11 July 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
TANAP construction 77% complete, startup due in 2018
The construction of TANAP is 77% complete and startup is scheduled for 2018, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said.
11 July 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Turkmenistan proposes gas pipeline to China via Afghanistan
Turkmenistan has suggested developing a gas export route to China via Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
4 July 2017
Pipelines, Storage & Power
Power of Siberia supplies will start in December 2019 – Miller
Russia will start supplying gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline on 20 December 2019, Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller has announced.
4 July 2017
LNG
Gazprom revives Vladivostok LNG as bunkering project
Gazprom is reviving its Vladivostok LNG project as a bunkering facility, Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller said at a press conference on Friday.
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