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‘Unfair competition’: Moscow blasts US move to enable sanctioning of Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream pipelines

Posted on July 16, 2020 by foccusser 15 comments

Warning! This article contains Russian propaganda and plenty of whining. The US’ decision to remove sanctions exemption for the two pipelines under construction to deliver gas to Europe and Turkey is a textbook example of “unfair competition” through political means, Moscow has said. The move, which allows the further sanctioning of Russian natural gas projects, has clearly shown the “weakness

Bill expanding sanctions against Nord Stream 2 filed in U.S. House of Representatives – Naftogaz

Posted on June 26, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 11 comments

19:57, 26 June 2020 – UNIAN This new legislation follows last year’s successful passage of PEESA in the annual U.S. defense budget bill. U.S. House Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Denny Heck (D-WA), Mike Turner (R-OH), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) on June 25 filed a bipartisan House companion bill of the U.S. Senate’s Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act. “[The document]

Russia’s Gazprom to Reimburse Poland $1.5Bln

Posted on June 15, 2020 by foccusser 5 comments

Russian gas giant Gazprom will reimburse Poland’s PGNiG to the tune of $1.5 billion by July 1 for overcharging it for its supplies for years, the Polish company said on Monday following a court battle. On March 30, state-owned PGNiG won a case against Gazprom over its long-term contract for gas imports at an international arbitration tribunal in Stockholm. The

Ex-Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder heads Rosneft’s board of directors

Posted on June 8, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 2 comments

17:59, 8 June 2020 – 112 UA German politician is criticized for his work in Russian companies. Former Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Rosneft Russian oil and gas company. Schroeder was re-elected at the annual meeting of shareholders, the press service of Rosneft said. As you know, Gerhard Schroeder has been heading the

47 people’s deputies ask the Constitutional Court to declare illegal the separation of the GTS from Naftogaz

Posted on May 28, 2020 by foccusser 3 comments

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has received a petition from 47 people’s deputies on the constitutionality of the law on unbundling of Naftogaz – the separation of the GTS into a separate company. This was reported by the press service of the court. It is noted that the authorized representatives of the people’s deputies who submitted the petitions are Batkivshchyna people’s

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Russia halts gas supplies to Germany via Poland

Posted on May 27, 2020 by foccusser One comment

Supplies of Russian Gas to Germany via Poland using the Yamal-Europe pipeline have been halted, reported Interfax with reference to the data of the German gas transport operator GASCADE Gastransport GmbH. At 08:00-09:00 am Tuesday, the volume of the gas intake at Malnov station on the Polish-German border fell to zero. The day before, the transit of gas was at

Turkey cuts purchases of Russian gas by seven times, Germany – by half

Posted on May 20, 2020 by foccusser 4 comments

Compared to 2018, Russian gas supplies to Turkey fell 14 times. According to the results of March 2020, Russian gas exports to Turkey decreased to 210 million cubic meters from 1.418 billion cubic meters for the same period in 2019. It is reported by Interfax-Ukraine . Compared to 2018, Russian gas supplies to Turkey fell 14 times. Thus, Turkey, previously ranked second among Gazprom’s largest customers,

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Poland receives final permit for construction of Baltic Pipe gas pipeline

Posted on May 12, 2020 by foccusser 3 comments

The Swedish government has approved the construction of the offshore section of the Baltic Pipe pipeline, through which Norwegian gas will go to Poland, reported the Polish gas pipelines operator Gaz-System, which is building the pipeline together with the Danish company Energinet SOV. About 85 kilometer of pipeline will be in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone. In general, the length of the underwater

Gazprom blocking gas transit to European companies via Ukraine, GTS operator says

Posted on April 9, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan One comment

23:50, 08 April 2020 The Ukrainian side has not imposed any restrictions. Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has not allowed a number of European companies to receive gas at the Ukraine-Russia border for its subsequent delivery to Europe via Ukraine. That’s according to the press service of the state-owned Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine, citing CEO Serhiy Makogon. A number

RFE/RL: Poland state gas distributor says it wins $1.5 bln from Russia’s Gazprom in price dispute

Posted on March 31, 2020 by foccusser 3 comments

A subsidiary of Gazprom said that it had received the Stockholm arbitration ruling and was analyzing it. Poland’s largest distributor of natural gas has announced it won a years-long energy-supply price dispute with Russia’s state-run Gazprom worth $1.5 billion at an international arbitration court in Sweden. Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG), itself a Polish state-owned company, said in a

Naftogaz expects arbitration hearing on Crimea asset losses as early as May

Posted on March 16, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan One comment

16:10, 15 March 2020 With interest, Naftogaz’s claims against Russia amount to $8 billion. National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine and six companies that are part of Naftogaz Group are awaiting hearings in May on the amount of compensation for losses as part of the arbitration process launched against Russia regarding the seizure of the company’s assets in Crimea. That’s

Russia’s Gazprom Says It Will Complete Nord Stream 2 Alone

Posted on January 29, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan One comment

January 29, 2020 06:41 GMT Russia’s state-owned Gazprom has said it will complete the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project under the Baltic Sea on its own without the help of foreign companies. “The Nord Stream 2 project, which is already 94 percent complete, will be finished by the Russian side,” Gazprom deputy head Yelena Burmistrova reportedly told the European

Germany Helped Secure Russia-Ukraine Gas Transit Contract

Posted on January 4, 2020 by foccusser 5 comments

While Ukraine initially wanted a 10 year contract, the signed contract is for 5 years After intensive negotiations, the Russian company Gazprom and the Ukrainian company Naftogaz concluded a new contract for gas transit through Ukraine on December 31, 2019. Gas transit through Ukraine is now secured for the next five years. The German Government, together with the European Commission,

“Very big risk”: Russia may fail to fulfill gas transit promises, Naftogaz admits

Posted on December 24, 2019 by foccusser One comment

The Ukrainian energy company relies on the support of European partners and political support on the part of Ukraine leadership. Naftogaz has admitted there is a risk of Russia ceasing gas transit via Ukraine despite promises made, while Ukraine would have already dropped new claims against Russian Gazprom in international arbitrations, that’s according to Naftogaz Executive Director Yuriy Vitrenko. “If

“I came up with an agreement between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.” Germany tried to prevent US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 – media

Posted on December 23, 2019 by foccusser 3 comments

Shortly before the signing by the President of the United States of sanctions against Russian gas pipelines, the German leadership tried to prevent their introduction by providing not entirely true information. This is written by an analyst with the influential German publication Bild Julian Repke. “ To stop the sanctions against the Russian gas pipeline project, the German government at the last moment, obviously, came

Everyone is a winner after EU-Russia-Ukraine gas talks

Posted on December 21, 2019 by foccusser 4 comments

An agreement was reached Friday (20 December) on transit rules for Russian gas going through Ukraine. Maroš Šefčovič explains why this is good news for Europe and all parties concerned. Maroš Šefčovič is European Commission Vice-President in charge of foresight. He also leads trilateral gas talks on behalf of the EU. Hat-trick before we ring in the New Year. This

Russia readiness to sign transit contract could be connected with imminent Nord Stream 2 sanctions – Naftogaz CEO

Posted on December 20, 2019 by foccusser 4 comments

Russia’s willingness to sign a long-term transit contract with Ukraine under European rules is largely related to the upcoming U.S. sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, CEO of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev has said. “Our counterparties have very serious concerns about the imposition of U.S. sanctions. I definitely know that lobbyists from Gazprom in the U.S. Senate

Pipeline gas or LNG? Ukraine doesn’t keep all its eggs in one basket

Posted on December 18, 2019 by foccusser 3 comments

This article is part of our special report Ukraine gas transit: What’s at stake. Ukraine has for decades counted exclusively on Russian pipeline gas, for its own use and for the lucrative transit taxes. But the tensions with Russia after 2014 and the low prices of LNG have changed the paradigm completely. One of the least known secrets is that

The Secretariat supports certification of the gas transmission system operator of Ukraine

Posted on December 17, 2019 by foccusser One comment

By an Opinion adopted today under the Third Energy Package, the Secretariat confirmed that the newly established gas transmission system operator of Ukraine, GTSO, is unbundled in line with the requirements from European law. Unbundling had been suffering from internal disputes and inertia for many years. Today’s positive Opinion is essentially the consequence of the recent adoption of a Law

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U.S. might allocate $1 billion for energy security of European countries, including Ukraine

Posted on December 14, 2019 by RedSquareMaidan 5 comments

18:52, 14 December 2019 This will make it possible to diversify gas supplies and reduce dependence on Russian energy resources. The US Congress may support a bill that provides for the allocation of $ 1 billion for energy security in Europe, including Ukraine. It is reported by the Government Portal. It is reported that Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Dmiytro

“North Stream-2”. Germany urged the US not to impose sanctions

Posted on December 13, 2019 by foccusser 7 comments

Berlin is in talks with Washington. The German government has urged the US Senate not to approve a defense budget, which imposes sanctions on companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline. This was stated by the head of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gaiko Maas, reports the German edition Handelsblatt . Maas said that imposing sanctions on the gas

Zelensky urges to reduce heating tariffs after his rating plunges

Posted on December 1, 2019 by foccusser 9 comments

After his approval rating took a 12-point hit in one month, President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to go into a damage-control mode. On Nov. 30, Zelensky urged the government to find a way to cut the heating tariffs for Ukrainian households – and moreover, to do it immediately. Utility tariffs, especially prices for gas and central heating, are among the most

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Ukraine, Russia discuss possibility of paying $3 bln under arbitration award by Gazprom – Naftogaz top manager

Posted on November 29, 2019 by foccusser 7 comments

Ukraine and the Russian Federation are discussing a possibility of making payments under the award of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce by Russia’s Gazprom in the form of gas supplies for the amount of $3 billion, Executive Officer of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy Yuriy Vitrenko has said. “Minister [Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander] Novak,

Ukraine facing $3bn budget revenue shortfall with Russian gas transit contract in limbo

Posted on November 29, 2019 by foccusser 5 comments

Kiev has missed the opportunity to ink a new profitable gas transit deal with Moscow, Ukrainian politician Victor Medvedchuk said on Friday after another day of fruitless talks between Russia, Ukraine and the EU. With the current agreement set to expire after December 31, “for the moment, there are hardly any mechanisms that could prevent the loss of transit of

EU fears new Russia gas crisis, amid court disputes

Posted on November 28, 2019 by foccusser 21 comments

By Andrew RettmanBrussels, Today, 09:17 Russia must pay Ukraine $2.6bn [€2.4bn] in a long-running gas dispute, a Swedish court has said, in a ruling that could lead to a repeat of the 2009 winter gas crisis in the EU. The Svea County Court of Appeal in Sweden issued its verdict on Wednesday (27 November), after Russian gas supplier Gazprom had

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