Gas
European commission urges corrections to Bulgarian-Russian south stream agreement
November 19, 2010By Vladimir Socor The European Commission is calling for changes to the Bulgarian-Russian inter-governmental agreement on the South Stream gas project. The project agreements, just signed for the Bulgarian section of this Gazprom-led project (EDM,...
ANRE does not intend revising tariffs on gas
October 19, 2010Tariffs on gas will remain at the existing level because the energy sector is governed not by the court, but the National Energy Regulator Agency (ANRE). The statement was made by its Director General Victor Parlicov concerning the Supreme Court of Justice...
Russia, Iran sign road-map agreement on oil and gas
July 21, 2010by Vladimir Socor On July 14 in Moscow, Russian Energy Minister, Sergei Shmatko, and Iran’s Oil Minister, Masoud Mirkazemi, announced ambitious plans for bilateral cooperation, short-term and long-term. If implemented, these would circumvent two...
Interest surging in Azerbaijani gas
July 02, 2010by Vladimir Socor Demand for Azerbaijani natural gas is surging, with potential buyers scrambling to Baku. The gas transit agreements, signed by Azerbaijan and Turkey on June 7, have opened prospects for unimpeded transportation of Azeri gas to consumer...
Belarus demands more concessions from Russia on oil and gas
June 21, 2010by David Marples During a visit to Mahileu on June 18, Belarusian President, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, expressed his frustration over his country’s obligatory payment of customs duties for oil and oil products to Moscow, which has delayed the ratification...
Belarus 'to pay for Russian gas debt' within two weeks
June 21, 2010Belarus has said it will settle its gas debts to Russia within two weeks, after its eastern neighbour started cutting supplies in a dispute over payments. Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Syamashka said Belarus would borrow the nearly $200m (£1...
Russia cuts gas supplies to Belarus
June 21, 2010Russia has cut natural gas supplies to Belarus in a dispute over outstanding debts. The move could backfire against Russia if it is seen as a threat to gas deliveries to Europe. In a televised meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, Gazprom chief...
Yanukovych rejects Putin’s Gazprom-Naftohaz Ukrainy merger proposal
May 21, 2010By Pavel Korduban Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, for the seventh time this year, in Kyiv on May 17-18, but contrary to general expectations no new gas agreements were reached. Ukraine rejected...
Gulf of Mexico ongoing oil spill puts critical spotlight on industry
May 13, 2010By Greg Flakus The ongoing oil spill from a sunken rig operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico has put a harsh spotlight on the oil and gas industry. The accident has sparked renewed calls for stronger government regulation of energy operations. The industry...
Kyiv reacts warily to Gazprom-Naftohaz merger plan
May 12, 2010By Pavel Korduban Ukraine wary of Putin’s proposal to merge national gas companies The Ukrainian government and opposition alike have reacted coolly to Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin’s, April 30 proposal to merge the two countries...