Russian gas

Gazprom says Ukraine will accept $160 gas price

Dinka — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:54:30 -0600

Ukraine has signaled it will be content with a Russian natural gas price of $160 per 1,000 cubic meters, a top manager of Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Friday.

Gasunie NV included in Nord Stream project

Dinka — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:20:55 -0600

Dutch company Nederlandse Gasunie NV will be included in a Baltic Sea pipeline designed to bypass several European countries and ship Russian gas directly to Germany, according to an agreement signed by Russia and Netherlands on Tuesday.

Ukraine pays 2007 debt for Russian gas in full

Dinka — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:03:33 -0500

Ukraine has paid for Russian natural gas supplies in 2007 in full, RosUkrEnergo, the sole gas supplier to the former Soviet republic, said in a statement on Wednesday.

Russia may raise 2008 gas price for Belarus by 25%

Dinka — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:47:12 -0500

The 2008 price of Russian natural gas for Belarus could be around $125 per 1,000 cubic meters, 25% more than the current rate, a deputy Russian industry and energy minister said on Friday.

Russian gas deliveries to Greece resume after accident

Dinka — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:36:38 -0500

Russian gas supplies to Greece, halted following a Monday explosion at a pipeline in Bulgaria, have been resumed, a top executive of the Bulgargaz company said Thursday.

Pipe blast in Bulgaria cuts Russian gas supplies to Greece

Dinka — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:18:17 -0500

Russian gas supplies to Greece have been brought to a halt following a blast on a section of gas pipeline in Bulgaria, the Greek media reported Monday. The blast occurred Monday morning due to a gas leak, the Greek media said. No casualties have so far been reported.

Putin pushes for energy contracts for Black Sea states

Dinka — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:56:23 -0500

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the energy markets of Black Sea littoral states should be stabilized by long-term contracts.

Russia and Ukraine to hold gas talks

Dinka — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:40:16 -0500

The negotiations on a new contract Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine would be held in October-December of the year, Russia's Prime Minister said Friday, according to the Itar-TASS news agency.

Russia: Gazprom's Hones Its Strategy On Ukraine

Dinka — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:29:21 -0500

Valery Golubev, the deputy chairman of Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom's Management Committee, said in April that the price of gas charged by Gazprom to Ukraine will depend on how closely the economies of both countries are prepared to cooperate, the Ukrainian website proUA.com reported.

Experts See Europe, Russia Sparring Over Fuel Supply

Dinka — Tue, 08 May 2007 13:00:48 -0500

Specialists from the International Energy Agency and Oxford University Monday told a Washington forum that despite European Union efforts to diversify sources, Russia's Gazprom is likely to retain its dominant position in supplying gas to Western Europe. VOA's Barry Wood reports.

Negligence caused explosion of Ukrainian gas pipeline

Dinka — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:16:42 -0500

The top prosecutor of Ukraine said that the reason of the explosion of natural gas pipeline, supplying Russian gas to Europe, was negligence. The blast on Monday destroyed about 30 meters (100 feet) of the Urenhoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod line south of Kiev. Nobody was injured.

Georgia To Receive Natural Gas From Azerbaijan

Dinka — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:23:00 -0600