Policy & Regulation Court case caps Russia’s year of discord
Russia’s Gazprom is unlikely to find 2016 any easier than 2015, as key disputes over supply infrastructure and gas contracts are likely to fester.
LNG Gazprom M&T; ramps up LNG ambitions
The Russian giant's marketing and trading arm is trying hard to build its presence on the global LNG stage, but experts say it lacks a coherent strategy.
World Bank to present Naftogaz restructuring report
Experts at the World Bank will present a report on restructuring Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz Ukrainy and creating a gas transport business division by January 2016, a key Naftogaz official has said.
19 November 2015Price dispute limits Russian gas exports to Turkey
Gazprom is missing out on rising gas demand in Turkey, with exports to the country falling by 2.6% in Q3 and 6% for the first nine months of 2015.
19 November 2015Kaztransgas to finance Kasakh regional infrastructure
Kaztransgas plans to provide more than KZT 7 billion to finance projects to construct domestic gas supply infrastructure in the Kostanai region of Kazakhstan.
18 November 2015Russia preps for emissions payment system
Russia will be ready to implement a potential payment system for carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, when a mechanism for applying best available technologies comes into force.
18 November 2015Lukoil to develop Kuvykin field in the Caspian Sea
Lukoil plans to develop the Kuvykin gas and condensate field in the Caspian Sea in 2024, the deputy head of Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft, Gennady Ordenov, said.
18 November 2015Ukraine asks IMF for gas tariff leeway
Ukraine is slowly pushing ahead with the liberalisation of its gas industry, but the hardest choices are yet to come.
18 November 2015Russia to auction Murmanskoye field
Russia will auction the Murmanskoye field, Deputy Natural Resources Minister Denis Khramov told journalists.
17 November 2015Dolginskoye commissioning delayed until 2031
Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has rescheduled the commissioning of the offshore Dolginskoye field in the Pechora Sea from 2019 to 2031.
17 November 2015Details of Shell Energy Europe's Gazprom suit revealed
More details have emerged regarding the Shell Energy Europe’s arbitration suit against Gazprom.
16 November 2015Gazprom and CNPC to discuss Western Route again this year
Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corp. have planned another round of negotiations before the end of the year to discuss Russian gas deliveries along the Western Route.
16 November 2015Moscow to increase Mineral Extraction Tax
Moscow’s State Duma passed a government bill on Friday to increase the Mineral Extraction Tax for gas.
16 November 2015Gazprom lowers production forecast
Gazprom has lowered its 2015 gas production forecast again, to 427 billion cubic metres from the 444.6 bcm it estimated in August.
13 November 2015Shell Energy Europe seeks Russian price revision
Shell Energy Europe has filed an arbitration suit seeking to revise its contract price for Russian gas supplies, Gazprom has said.
13 November 2015Georgia looks to Azerbaijan for electricity
Georgia is not dependent on Russian gas because it has other supply sources, Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze told journalists this week.
12 November 2015Amy Darya pipeline pumps 10 bcm this year
China National Petroleum Corp.’s Amu Darya pipeline project in Turkmenistan has pumped 10.1 billion cubic metres to the Central Asia-China Pipeline network so far this year.
12 November 2015Naftogaz pays $266/Mcm for Q3 gas
The average price of Naftogaz Ukrainy’s gas imports from all suppliers fell to $266 per thousand cubic metres in Q3 from $268/Mcm in Q2 and $315/Mcm in Q1
12 November 2015
Exploration & Production Abe attempts to crack Central Asia
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s tour of Central Asia brought in a number of energy deals, but experts expect Japan to face challenges in moving from these announcements to commercial reality.
12 November 2015Yamal LNG will turn profit – Sberbank CEO
The Yamal LNG project and its partners – Novatek, Total and China National Petroleum Corp. – will turn a profit even in a weak market, Sberbank of Russia Chief Executive German Gref said.
11 November 2015Shell seeks permission for Russian JV
Shell has asked regulators for permission to work with Gazprom Neft on a joint venture, Khanty-Mansi Oil and Gas Union, despite the continuing EU and United States sanctions against Russia.
11 November 2015
Pipelines, Storage & Power Turkmenistan pushes TAPI forward but doubts remain
Turkmenistan is eager to start building its segment of the TAPI gas pipeline, but it is unclear how far the scheme can progress.
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