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.
Ukraine slashes Russian gas imports by 75% – Miller
Naftogaz Ukrainy has reduced its Russian gas imports to 10 million cubic metres per day, the Russian company’s Chief Executive Alexei Miller has said.
10 November 2015Russia planning small-scale LNG plant
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an order to expand the borders around the port of Vysotsk for the construction of a small-scale, 660,000 ton LNG plant.
10 November 2015Naftogaz-Gazprom dispute verdict expected next year
Naftogaz Ukrainy expects the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce to issue its decision on the Ukrainian company’s dispute with Gazprom in the first half of 2016.
10 November 2015
Policy & Regulation St. Petersburg exchange poised for lift-off in 2016
The president of the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange, Alexei Rybnikov, talks to Interfax about how the exchange will keep increasing its turnover of gas volumes next year and beyond.
10 November 2015Russian oil and gas exports up in 2015
Russia exported 162.86 mt of oil to non-CIS countries in January-September 2015, an increase of 9.6% year on year, the Federal Customs Service has said.
9 November 2015Turkmenistan to start TAPI work in December
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has signed a decree to begin construction of the Turkmen section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline in December.
9 November 2015Gazprom weighing Baltic auction option
Gazprom is considering new auctions for Europe-bound gas in what is promising news for Baltic consumers.
9 November 2015Rosneft invites Japan to explore off Sakhalin
Rosneft has invited Japanese companies to join oil and gas projects with combined reserves of more than 6 billion barrels of oil equivalent, Chief Executive Igor Sechin said.
6 November 2015Ukraine’s PM voices concern about Nord Stream 2
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is concerned about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
6 November 2015Teberda-Dombai pipeline to be completed next year
Gazprom will complete the construction of the second stage of the Teberda-Dombai gas pipeline in the Karachaevsky district of Karachay-Cherkessia in 2016.
5 November 2015SOCAR ready to buy from Gazprom
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic is ready to buy gas from Gazprom under favourable terms, a SOCAR representative told Interfax.
5 November 2015Companies queue up to supply Ukraine
Over 10 bids have been submitted in a tender to supply gas to Ukraine, according to Andriy Kobolev, chief executive of national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy.
4 November 2015Ukraine preps for winter with diversification drive
Naftogaz Ukrainy has already received a number of bids from suppliers to deliver gas from the west this winter, paid for by a multilateral bank loan.
4 November 2015Ukraine Gazprom probe on track
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine plans to finish an investigation into the transit activities of Russia’s Gazprom over the coming months, according to head of the committee, Yuriy Terentyev.
3 November 2015Russian gas production down
Russian gas production fell by 1.9% year on year in the first 10 months of 2015, to 510.7 billion cubic metres, the Central Dispatching Department of the Fuel and Energy Complex said on Monday.
2 November 2015Gazprom to auction Baltic gas contracts
Gazprom will hold an auction for expiring gas contracts for the Baltic states before the end of the year, sources familiar with the situation told Interfax.
2 November 2015Zenith to develop Azerbaijani onshore fields
Canada’s oil and gas explorer Zenith Energy has received approval to develop three onshore fields in Azerbaijan, the company has announced.
29 October 2015Sakhalin 2 to produce 16.3 bcm in 2015
The Sakhalin 2 project will produce 4.6 mt of oil and condensate and 16.3 billion cubic metres of gas in 2015, according to a report submitted to the Russian government.
29 October 2015Yamalo-Nenets production down by 5.6%
Gas production in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District was down by 5.6% year on year in January-September 2015, to 350.58 billion cubic metres.
28 October 2015Lukoil could run into Russian sanctions
Lukoil could face difficulties developing its offshore fields because of EU and United States sanctions against Russia, Chief Executive of Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft Nikolai Lyashko has said.
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