Gas
Azerbaijan-Russia Gas Agreement: a Wakeup Call to EU and US
July 02, 2009By Vladimir Socor Meeting in Baku on June 29, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev witnessed the signing of an agreement on Azerbaijani gas deliveries to Russia. The initial volumes are small, but the agreement...
Gazprom and Western Companies Compete in Iran
June 03, 2009By Vladimir Socor On May 24 in Tehran, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his counterpart in Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari signed an intergovernmental framework declaration on gas pipeline construction and gas deliveries from Iran to Pakistan. The...
Gagauzia plans to install gas supply to 90-92% localities
May 05, 2009It is planned to install gas supply in 90-92% Gagauz localities by September 1. By the present time the gas supply has been installed in 88% of its localities. Gagauz Bashkan Mihail Formuzal said at a sitting with the participation of representatives...
Moldovan Government receives us$12.25 million from Gazprom
April 15, 2009The Moldovan Government has received assistance from the Gazprom Russian company in the amount of US$12.25 million lei, which are designed for purchasing oil products for replenishing the state reserve. According to governmental press service, this humanitarian...
Repair works at damaged gas pipe to last three days
April 01, 2009The repair works at the gas pipe in Transnistria damaged on Wednesday morning, April 1, will last for about three days. President of Moldovagaz, Alexandr Gusev, stated this in a press conference. According to the official, the gas deliveries to Turkey...
Turkey's Government Obstructs Azerbaijan's Gas Outlet to Europe
March 17, 2009by Vladimir Socor During a recent public debate in Brussels on Turkey's energy policies, several panelists advised Turkey's Energy Minister Hilmi Guler, who participated in the panel, that Ankara is "overplaying its hand" by setting unacceptable...
Diesel oil and liquefied gas grow cheaper
February 02, 2009The filing stations in Moldova decreased the prices of diesel oil and liquefied petroleum gas on Monday morning by 0.3 lei and 0.9 lei respectively. Sources in oil importing companies told REPORTER.MD that the price of a liter of diesel oil fell from...
Nabucco meeting in Budapest identifies ample gas source
February 02, 2009By Vladimir Socor The high-level conference in Budapest on the Nabucco gas project (see EDM, January 20, 22, 23, 27, 29) underscored a reality that seems to slip from the conceptual grasp of some influential West European circles. This reality is that...
Settlements in Dubasari, Anenii Noi, Causeni and Stefan Voda dist
January 19, 2009All the 16 settlements in Dubasari, Anenii Noi, Causeni and Stefan Voda districts that had been in cold for over a week are now supplied with gas. According to the zonal subdivisions of the Civil Protection and Emergencies Service, all the settlements...
Balti-Ungheni gas pipeline will be ready by next spring
August 21, 2008The 126 km long high pressure gas pipeline Balti – Ungheni will be put in commission next spring. Such a statement was made by the group of experts led by Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Tudor Copaci, who visited the building site on August...