Contents tagged with gas supplies

  • Putin and Merkel discussed Ukrainian crisis and the supply of Russian gas to Europe

    The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, had a telephone conversation during which both leaders discussed the supply of Russian gas to European consumers via Ukraine, as well as the Ukrainian crisis, the Kremlin’s website reported.According to the report, Putin stated that he is concerned that Ukraine has been evading the coordination of agreements on purchases of gas from Russia during this winter season. The Russian President …

  • Poland proposes new pipeline from Norway to replace supplies from Russia

    Poland presented a new gas pipeline project named "Northern Gate" that could deliver gas from a shelf in Norway through Denmark to Poland, as reported by EurActiv foundation.

    The plenipotentiary representative of the Polish government on strategic energy infrastructure stated during the hearings at the European Parliament that Poland wants to replace supplies from Russia with supplies from the West.

    The project also known as the "Norwegian corridor" envisages the transportation of 10 billion …

  • Lavrov: The US is taking advantage of the poor relations between Russia and the EU to export its own gas to Europe

    The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, speaking at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, said that the United States is taking advantage of the deterioration of relations between the European Union and Russia in order to impose its liquefied gas on Europe. The full text of the statement can be found on the Ministry website.

    According to Lavrov, the European Union is driven by the desire to politicize the problems related to the delivery of Russian gas to …

  • Polish state-owned company begins delivering gas to Ukraine

    Polish State gas company PGNiG announced on Thursday, August 4, 2016 that it will begin to deliver gas to industrial consumers as part of an agreement with a private Ukrainian gas supplier, Eru Trading. Details about volumes and terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.

    According to Reuters, Poland and Ukraine, which depend on natural gas supplies from Russia, intend to expand the exchange between the gas transportation systems to 5-8 billion cubic meters of gas from the current 1.5 …

  • Ukraine and Romania sign agreement to connect gas transport systems

    The operators of Ukraine's and Romania's gas transportation systems have signed an agreement on connecting gas transportation systems at the Isakcha point, located on the border between Orlivka (Ukraine) and Isakcha (Romania), the press service of Ukrtransgas said in a statement. The agreement reportedly covers the route of the gas pipeline that is used for transporting gas from Ukraine through Romania to Bulgaria, the connection point being Negru Vodă Romania.

    “The agreement... is fully …

  • US company finds 5 trillion cubic meter reserve of gas in Georgia

    American company Frontera Resources has found a 5 trillion cubic meter reserve of gas in Georgia, Georgian media reported. The media quoted the President of Frontera Resources, Steve Nicandros, who said that it can take up to 5 years for Georgia to begin exporting gas.

    Steve Nicandros stated that this gas will flow to Turkey and the countries of Eastern Europe. Last year, Frontera Resources, which has been working in Georgia since the mid-1990s, came to an agreement with Ukrainian Naftogaz, …

  • Protesters in Georgia Say No to Gazprom

    Another political scandal is growing in Georgia. The authorities cannot give any clear explanation why the country suddenly needed Russian gas when there are no problems with the supply of "blue fuel" from Azerbaijan. Moreover, the Minister of Energy still refuses to elaborate on the details of negotiations with the Gaprom for some reason.

    Former footballer and current chief power engineering specialist Kakha Kaladze at first had denied that there were any negotiations with Gazprom. Then he …

  • Yatsenyuk: Ukraine no Longer Purchases Gas from Russia

    According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, there are currently about 13 billion m3 of gas in Ukrainian storages.

    Ukraine refused further Russian gas supplies, as stated by the head of the Ukrainian Government, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, in the program "10 minutes with the Prime Minister."

    "On January 1st, the Russian Federation offered gas at the price of $212 per thousand m3. We do not buy gas from Russia, because we purchase gas from the European Union at a cheaper rate than we …

  • New Gas Corridor to be Constructed between Poland and Ukraine

    A new gas corridor, named the “North-South” corridor, will make it possible for gas to be transported from a Polish gas port in Świnoujście to other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The Polish gas pipelines, Lwówek–Odolanów and Hermanowice–Strachocina, that will be constructed by the State “Gaz System” are critical parts of the gas corridor “North-South.”

    Among other things, this corridor will provide the opportunity to pump liquefied natural gas, delivered to the Polish gas port in Ś …