Albania 

Market and System Operators of the Energy Community discuss barriers to establishing a competitive electricity market – (Energy Community) The second official meeting of Market Operators of the Energy Community brought together experts from the Contracting Parties to exchange their practices on imbalance settlement on 3-4 July in Skopje. The first meeting of this informal group, supported by the Secretariat, was held on 7 May 2014 in Vienna…

TAP pipeline launches new identity- (Energy Global) The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has launched a new visual identity and website signifying the next phase of the project’s development, as preparations continue to build the 870 km pipeline…

EU asks the Balkans to fight energy sector corruption- (SETimes) The energy sector is one of the key sectors fostering economic development and stability, but Balkan countries must tackle corruption to save money and take of advantage of development opportunities, EU officials said…

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog Forecasts Another Electricity Price Hike – (Novinite) By the end of this year the electricity prices in Bulgaria might rise again, Ilian Iliev, member of the energy watchdog DKEVR told the Bulgarian National Television…

Upper Arda project to kick off soon – (BGHols) The biggest private hydro-power project in Bulgaria is likely to kick off soon, after its majority owner, EVN, said it was launching a procedure for environmental impact assessment…

Europe must invest Eur150 billion in power grids by 2030: TSOs – (Platts) European grid operators need to invest Eur150 billion ($204 billion) in high voltage power lines by 2030 to enable renewables to cover up to 60% of total EU electricity demand, their formal body Entso-e said Thursday…

Fracking in EU to Significantly Impact Market – (Wall Street Daily) According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), Europe currently imports approximately 60% of its natural gas. That figure is estimated to grow to 83% by 2030, due to increasing demand, stronger environmental laws, and declining production from established fields.

Bulgaria’s Energy Watchdog Forecasts Another Electricity Price Hike- (Novinite) By the end of this year the electricity prices in Bulgaria might rise again, Ilian Iliev, member of the energy watchdog DKEVR told the Bulgarian National Television…

Electricity tariff in Bulgaria may change as of October 1: Bulgaria’s regulator member- (Focus) Sofia. “Change we have now made was a sort of recovery for the National Electricity Company (NEK)…

Russia Urges Bulgaria to Resume Building Gas Pipeline- (New York Times) Russia’s foreign minister urged the European Union on Monday to allow construction to resume on a natural gas pipeline that Moscow is backing…

Bulgaria on brink of nuclear deal to reduce reliance on Russia- (Reuters) SOFIA/BRUSSELS, July 6 - Bulgaria, one of five EU states that depend totally on Russia for nuclear fuel, is set to take a step towards diversifying its suppliers when Westinghouse Electric Company buys a stake in a state-controlled firm building new atomic units…

Russia's Lavrov to talk South Stream pipeline with Bulgaria, Slovenia- (Reuters) MOSCOW, July 5 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hopes to make headway on construction of the Moscow-backed South Stream gas pipeline during his visit to Bulgaria and Slovenia next week, the ministry said on Saturday…

Russia, Bulgaria Seek Quick Resumption of South Stream- (Bloomberg) Bulgaria and Russia are seeking to soon resume the construction of the South Stream pipeline designed to ship natural gas via the Black Sea to the European Union to cut dependence on Ukraine for transit of the fuel…

Bulgaria, Russia push for pipeline blocked by EU- (Seattle Pi) SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria and Russia on Monday voiced hope that work on the Russia-led South Stream gas pipeline project, which had been blocked by the European Union, can be resumed…

Bulgaria still keen on South Stream, Russian FM Lavrov told- (Sofia Globe) In meetings with visiting Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on July 7, Bulgarian officials trotted out the by-now-familiar line about Sofia’s continued interest in building the South Stream gas pipeline, provided the project meets EU regulations…

Lavrov Tells Bulgaria’s Vigenin Russia Will Not Back on South Stream- (Novinite) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has demanded that the South Stream pipeline be excluded from the scope of the EU's Third Energy package…

7 Ambassadors to Bulgaria Express Concern over Energy Sector Measures- (Novinite) Seven ambassadors have expressed concern in a letter to the Bulgarian Parliament Speaker over restrictions proposed by the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR)…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Reeling from the floods, Bosnians’ anger surfaces- (DW) In the aftermath of the worst floods in more than a century in Bosnia and Herzegovina, authorities have been slow and inadept in providing help to families who lost their livelihoods…

Croatia 

Bulgaria Interested in Croatia's LNG Terminal on Krk Island – (Energetika) Due to their great interest, Croatia plans to pitch the project to Bulgaria in one to two weeks' time, according to SEEbiz and Energetika.ba. The parties will also discuss the possibility of interconnecting Croatia…

EC Awards €1 Billion to Demonstrate Low-Carbon Technologies – (IISD) The European Commission (EC) has announced the results of the second call for proposals under the New Entrants' Reserve 300 programme (NER 300), which is funded from the sale of 300 million emission allowances. The EC awarded one billion euro funding to 19 renewable energy projects for demonstration activities…

Gazprom CEO Miller to visit Croatia- (Sofia Globe) The head of Russian energy company Gazprom, Alexei Miller, will arrive for an official visit to Croatia on July 10, during which he is expected to meet with Croatian President Ivo Josipovic and Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic…

The head of Gazprom visits Croatia- (Croatian Times) Alexey Miller, the head of the Russian oil company Gazprom, has arrived in Croatia for business talks…

Gazprom considerably boosting gas supply to Croatia- (Energy Global) Led by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee, a Gazprom delegation paid a working visit today to the Republic of Croatia…

Croatia holds talks with Russia’s Gazprom on energy issues- (Shanghai Daily) ZAGREB, July 9 (Xinhua)—Croatian Economy Minister Ivan Vrdoljak said on Wednesday the country’s government had held talks with visiting senior Gazprom executives on energy issues but made no major conclusions…

Gazprom mulls future work in Croatia- (UPI) ZAGREB, Croatia, July 10 --Russian energy company Gazprom said it was considering more exploration work in Croatia, a host of the planned South Stream natural gas pipeline…

Montenegro

Montenegro's Cabinet approves Energy Development Strategy by 2030 – (Balkans) Montenegro’s Cabinet endorsed the Energy Development Strategy by 2030. The strategy deals with all energy sub-sectors such as coal, oil and gas, electricity, district heating, energy efficiency, renewable energy, etc. It also provides for the implementation of energy projects such as the Block II of the Thermo Power Plant Pljevlja…

Romania

Romania - new centralized market for electricty trading – (ACC) Prior to 1 April 2014, the markets operated by OPCOM for the trading of electricity were: (i) the centralized market of regulated bilateral contracts in which offers are not subject to standardised volume and delivery terms; and (ii) centralized market of negotiated bilateral contracts in which the offers are subject to standardised power, daily load shape and delivery terms…

Romania hydro-electric power consumption accounts for world 0.4 pct last year – (ACT Media) The Romanian hydro-electric power consumption went up last year by 24.2 percent to 3.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent, accounting for 0.4 percent of the world consumption, show figures centralized by British Petroleum.In the last ten years, the highest hydro-power consumption was recorded in 2005 and 2010 at 4.6 million toe…

Update 1- Greenpeace activists block Chevron shale well in Romania- (Reuters) Pungesti, Romania, July 7- Greenpeace activists chained themselves to the gates of a Chevron shale gas exploration well in eastern Romania on Monday, blocking access to the site and urging the government to ban fracking…

Activists Blockade Chevron Fracking Site in Eastern Romania- (Global Research) The Greenpeace activists – from Romania, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Germany – held banners reading “Pungesti anti-Chevron quarantine area” and “Stop Fracking!” in protest of the US energy giant’s exploration work on the ground…

Greenpeace leaves Romanian fracking site- (UPI) BUCHAREST, Romania, July 8 (UPI) --Activists from Greenpeace have left the site of a hydraulic fracturing effort in Romania led by Chevron, the environmental group said…

Greenpeace blcoks Chevron’s Romanian shale gas site- (Business Recorder) PUNGESTI: Around 20 Greenpeace activists blocked access to a shale gas exploration site in Romania on Monday, in a third attempt to scupper the drilling operations of US energy group Chevron…

Activists block Romania shale site- (Upstream) The two dozen activists, who were said to be from a number of different European countries, brandished banners that said "Pungesti-anti-Chevron quarantine area" and "Stop fracking"…

Romania’s major electricity distribution company starts trading on London Stock Exchange- (Balkans) Romania’s major electricity distribution company S.C. Electrica S.A began trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange on Friday, 4 July 2014, after Romania’s largest ever initial public offering attracted a host of individual and institutional investors, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)…

Romania Electrica SA shares edge up in market debut- (Reuters) BUCHAREST, July 4- Shares in Romania's power utility Electrica SA edged up in their market debut on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Friday, about 1.2 percent higher than the price of an initial public offering last month…

Electrica’s IPO shows international interest for Romania’s reform commitment- (Romania Insider) The EUR 444 million initial public offering (IPO) of Romania’s electricity distributor Electrica, the first state-owned company to privatize by selling a majority stake on the capital market, shows the commitment of the Romanian Government to continue structural reforms and the opening of the economy, prime minister Victor Ponta said in his speech at the opening bell ceremony that marked Electrica’s debut on the London Stock Exchange…

Chevron concludes first shale gas exploration in Romania- (Business Review) US oil major Chevron has concluded shale gas exploration in the Silistea-Pungesti perimeter in eastern Romania and will start assessing data collected in the last two months on this location, reports Mediafax newswire…

Romania's net coal production down 17.4 pct in January-April 2014- (ACT media) Romania's net coal production totaled 7.265 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) in the first four months of the year, by 17.4 per cent (1.525 million toe) less compared with the same period of last year, according to the data centralised by the National Institute of Statistics (INS)…

Serbia 

Secretariat’s efforts to coordinate post-flood assistance bear results – (Energy Community) Following the disastrous floods and landslides in the Balkans which left hundreds of thousands of people homeless, destroyed whole towns and distribution systems supplying electricity to key public services and households, the Energy Community Secretariat in cooperation with EURELECTRIC coordinated efforts to supply aid in equipment and material to network operators in the affected regions…

Serbia, Hungary and Bulgaria make energy commitments- (Energy Global) At a recent Natural Gas Europe and IPM conference, the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, Hungary and Bulgaria made a multilateral commitment to greater cooperation on economic development and energy security…

Serbia, Russia sign $2.9 bln deal on building South Stream pipeline- (inSerbia) A contract on constructing a gas pipeline for the South Stream project in Serbia worth 2.1 billion euros ($2.9 billion) has been signed in Belgrade, the Serbian state-owned gas company said Wednesday. 

Russia, Serbia to sign South Stream gas pipeline deal soon: Medvedev- (Shanghai Daily) Moscow, July 7 (Xinhua)- Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday Russia and Serbia could sign agreements on the South Stream gas pipeline project “in the coming days,” a major move towards Moscow’s diversification of gas  transit routes…

Gazprom Subsidiary to Build South Stream in Serbia- (RFERL) Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom energy copany says that its subsidiary, Tsentrgaz, has won a tender to build the Serbian stretch of the South Stream pipeline…

Gazprom subsidiary awarded South Stream deal- (UPI) Belgrade, Serbia, July 9 (UPI)- Russian natural gas company Gazprom announced a Serbian subsidiary will be tasked with building the South Stream natural gas pipeline in the country…

Blic: Serbia got best conditions for South Stream, says PM- (Focus) Belgrade. Serbia got the best conditions under the contract for South Stream gas pipeline construction. This is what Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said, as cited by the online edition of Serbian Blicdaily…

Serbia to raise gas prices in August- (Reuters) SARAJEVO, July 9 - Serbian energy regulator AERS has approved average increases in retail gas prices of up to 1.3 percent for households and up to 1.4 percent for businesses starting in August, it said on Wednesday.

Serbia: Gas prices to go up from August 1- (inSerbia) BELGRADE – Household gas bills in Serbia will be higher by 1.1 to 1.3 percent, or RSD 45.4 per cubic meter on average, starting with August 1, while other consumers will pay 1.1 to 1.4 percent or RSD 42.3 per cubic meter more, VAT excluded, the Council of the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) said in a release…

Armenia 

Armenians Shocked at Electricity Price Rise – (IWPR) The Armenian government’s decision to raise electricity prices by ten per cent has been greeted by public protests and a storm of criticism from opposition politicians.  The Armenian Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) and the government say the hike is needed to avoid bankrupting the national power company, Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA). Critics of the price rise say consumers should not have to pay for chronic poor management…

U.S. Envoy Urges Yerevan to Carry out Energy Deal- (Asbarez) YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—John Heffern, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, has expressed hope that the Armenian government will not annul the planned sale of Armenia’s largest hydroelectric complex to a U.S. energy company…

Energy Deal With U.S. Firm ‘Critical For Armenia’ (Azatutuyun.am) John Heffern, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, has expressed hope that the Armenian government will not annul the planned sale of Armenia's largest hydroelectric complex to a U.S. energy company…

Energy Concerns: Experts discuss impact of electricity tariff rise on Armenian economy- (Armenia Now) The periodical increases in energy prices in the last few years and Armenia’s decision to join the Russia-led Customs and Eurasian Unions are leading the country to energy isolation, some economists believe…

Cost of Power: Energy-saving technologies still unpopular in Armenia despite hike in utility tariffs- (Armenia Now) While in the modern-day world environmentalists encourage and promote energy saving technologies as the best means of protecting the environment, people in Armenia are still learning to save energy to confront the difficult social conditions aggravated by periodically raised tariffs for electricity and natural gas…

$40m to improve electricity access in Armenia- (Energy Live News) The World Bank has approved an additional loan worth $40 million (23.3m Euros) for a project that aims to improve access to electricity in Armenia…

Increased electricity tariffs make Armenian products less competitive- ex-mayor of Yerevan- (ARKA) YEREVAN, July 8. Increased electricity tariffs make Armenian produce less competitive in global markets, former mayor of Yerevan, member of the opposition Armenian National Congress Vahagn Khachatryan said…

Social benefit increases important after electricity tariff rise in Armenia- minister- (ARKA) YEREVAN, July 9. Increasing the social allowances due to electricity price hike is reasonable and important and aims at preventing even lower standards of living in the country, Armenia’s minister of labor and social affairs Artem Asatryan said…

EBRD to approve new strategy of cooperation with Armenia- (ARKA) YEREVAN, July 4. Armenian prime minister Hovik Abrahamyan received today a delegation led by Fracis Malige, EBRD Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus…

Russia to partly fund construction of new nuclear power plant in Armenia- (ARKA) YEREVAN, July 7. Part of the funds for construction of the new nuclear power plant in Armenia worth $4.5 billion will be provided by Russia in form of products and equipment, Armenia’s minster of energy and natural resources Yervand Azkaryan said as quoted by the press office…

Armenia to export electricity to Iran- (Tehran Times) YEREVAN (Armenpress) -- Armenia did not buy electricity from Georgia, but due to the separate negotiations reached an agreement to export the electricity to Iran, to fill the gap caused by accidents or renovations…

Azerbaijan    

Azerbaijan increases electricity generation in first half of 2014 – (Trend) Azerenergy JSC of Azerbaijan has generated over 11.2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in January-June, 2014, compared to nearly 10.9 billion kilowatt hours in the first half of 2013, a message from Azerenergy said on July 7…

Power generation jumps – (Azernews) Azerenergy JSC of Azerbaijan has generated over 11.2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in January-June, 2014.  The company reported that the figure was nearly 10.9 billion kilowatt hours in the first half of 2013. Azerenergy generated around 1.6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in June, versus over 1.5 billion kilowatt hours in the same month of 2013…

Power generation stabilized in Azerbaijan – (ABC.AZ) The Azerenerji’s press service citing the Central Dispatcher Control Office, reports that 1.6 bn kWh of electricity was generated in June, the same as in May versus 1.8 bn in April and 2 bn in March. In February the index was also 2 bn kWh against 2.2 bn kWh in January of 2014…

European energy diversity important in context of Ukraine events, British minister says- (Trend.az) UK Minister of State for Energy Michael Fallon, who will embark on a visit to Azerbaijan today, said his visit is an important opportunity to stress the importance of the Southern Gas Corridor…

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Germany: “Cooperation with Azerbaijan is of particular importance for Germany after the Ukrainian crisis”- (APA) Baku. Ramiz Mikayiloghlu. “Cooperation with Azerbaijan is of particular importance for Germany after the Ukrainian crisis”, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Germany Parviz Shahbazov told journalists, APA reports…

Power generation jumps- (AzerNews) Azerenergy JSC of Azerbaijan has generated over 11.2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in January-June, 2014…

SOCAR’s oil shipping from Ceyhan port hits 14.282 million tons- (AzerNews) Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR announced that in June it 2.579 million tons of Azerbaijani oil was shipped from Turkish port Ceyhan…

UK says Europe needs stable energy suppliers like Azerbaijan- (Trend.az) Europe needs stable energy suppliers, such as Azerbaijan, UK Minister of State for Energy, Michael Fallon told reporters on July 10 in Baku…

SOCAR opens new offshore well- (AzerNews) Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR has commissioned a new well in the shallow part of Guneshli field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea…

Georgia 

Georgia to construct new HPP – (Trend) Georgia will start construction of "Nenskra" Hydro Power Plant in the spring of 2015.  The decision on the construction of the HPP was adopted at the Economic Council of the country, the meeting of which was held on July 10 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the press-service of the Georgian government told Trend…

Georgia to construct new HPP – (Azernews) The construction of Nenskra hydro-electric power plant will be started in Georgia from next spring. The decision was made by the economic council under Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili's guidance on July 10…

Controversy over Paravani HEPP – (The Messenger Online) The Paravani Hydro-electric Power Plant’s (HEPP) construction is almost over. But it represents yet another energy project causing controversy.  The HEPP Project site is located between the settlements of Ahalkalaki and Khertvisi, about 30-40 Km from the Turkish-Georgian Border in the southeast of Ahaltsikhe…

Energy Efficiency Coordination Group supports integrated approaches to energy efficiency – (Energy Community) The two day meeting of the Energy Efficiency Coordination Group (EECG) brought together energy efficiency experts from the Contracting Parties, Georgia – a candidate country, EU institutions and the Energy Community Donors Community…

U.S. company suspends gas production in Georgia- (AzerNews) U.S. Frontera Resources Corporation unexpectedly suspended the gas production near the village of Iormuganlo in Georgia's Kakheti region…

U.S. company Frontera refutes information on termination of gas production in Georgia- (Trend.az) The U.S. company Frontera has refuted information about the termination of gas production in Georgia, which was reported by the media a few days ago…

“SOCAR Georgia gas” continues work on supplying gas to Georgia-(Trend.az) Georgian Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze, together with representatives of Azerbaijani "SOCAR Georgia gas" company, familiarized with the gas supply process of Dvabzu village of Ozurget region (Western Georgia)… 

Moldova 

SUN DA-I FEST gathered together thousands of advocates of ECO energy – (AEE) Today “Stefan cel Mare” Public Garden gathered together thousands of people at SUN DA-I FEST – a Festival of ECO technologies and products, culminated with a concert of live music powered by solar energy. The Festival ended a range of events unrolled from June 23 through June 29 within the European Union Sustainable Energy Week…

Turkey 

TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY USAGE REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL OF 2014 – (Daily Sabah) Turkey's electricity consumption reached the highest level in 2014 due to temperature rise, according to official data from the state-owned electricity company...

Turkey's power transmission company TEIAS secured $350 mln financing – (Reuters) Turkey's state-run electricity transmission corporation TEIAS secured $350 million in financing for the implementation of a renewable energy project, the Turkish treasury said on Thursday…

Electricity usage hits all-time record July 10 – (Turkish Weekly) Turkey’s electricity consumption has hit all-time record high on July 10, with over 807.8 million kWh of power used in one day, Energy Minister Taner Yıldız has announced. Summer heatwaves that boosted air conditioner usage rates as well as rise in agricultural irrigation and industrial production have skyrocketed the electricity city consumption in the country…

Platts Launches Daily Power Price Assessments for Turkey’s Energy Market- (Market Watch) LONDON, July 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --  Platts , a leading global provider of energy and commodities information, has introduced four new price assessments aimed at helping Turkey's utilities better determine power costs and bringing greater clarity to one of Europe's burgeoning power transit hubs…

Loans granted by banks to Turkey’s energy sector have increase by 32 percent- (Balkans) Loans granted by banks to Turkey’s energy sector have increased by 32 percent in the last year, according to data published by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) yesterday…

Bank Credits for Energy Sector on the Rise- (Daily Sabah) ISTANBUL – Loans granted by banks to the energy sector have increased by 32 percent in the last year, according to data published by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) yesterday…

Turkey’s Yildiz criticizes oil revenue sharing bill- (World Bulletin) Turkey's energy minister has criticized a bill submitted by a pro-Kurdish opposition lawmaker that proposes the sharing of oil revenues between Ankara and local administrations...

Difficult days awaiting Turkey on energy- (Hurriyet Daily News) The Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or Islamic State (IS) with its new name, has taken 17 percent of Iraq’s oil reserves under its control according to the latest estimates…

Turkish Port Ceyhan Becoming an Energy Hub-(Daily Sabah) ADANA – Ceyhan, a port in southern Turkey where Iraqi and Caspian oil meet, is on the path to becoming an energy hub…

Giant petroleum refining tower on its way through Turkey to Iraq- (Hurriyet Daily News) A giant petroleum refining tower that was dispatched from Dubai to Turkey’s İskenderun port is now being transferred to northern Iraq using “millipede trucks.”…

Turkey electricity imports from Georgia hit record high- (Turkish Press) ANKARA - Turkey's electricity imports from Georgia will hit record highs, according to the energy sector officials on Thursday…

Turkish olive producers rise up against draft bill allowing energy investments in their groves- (Hurriyet Daily News) Turkish olive producers have launched petitions against a legislation that if approved will allow for energy firms to invest in their groves…

Turkey’s energy imports drive its major economic weakness- (Balkans) U.S. monetary policy signals seen as helpful to emerging markets coupled with easing oil prices, which had climbed over worries of supply disruptions in Iraq and Libya, strengthened Turkish markets on Thursday…

Lower oil prices, upbeat global mood support Turkish assets- (Reuters) ISTANBUL, July 10 - U.S. monetary policy signals seen as helpful to emerging markets coupled with easing oil prices, which had climbed over worries of supply disruptions in Iraq and Libya, strengthened Turkish markets on Thursday…

Ukraine 

DTEK Krymenergo provides 100 percent level of payments for electricity supplied to Crimea – (Kyiv Post) DTEK Krymenergo, an electricity supply company, pays for electricity supplied from the continental part of Ukraine to Crimea in full, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan has said...

Electricity supply resumed in Sloviansk – (Kyiv Post) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that electricity supply was resumed in Sloviansk (Donetsk region) under a temporary scheme as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday…

Electricity supply resumed in Sloviansk – Poroshenko – (Interfax Ukraine) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that electricity supply was resumed in Sloviansk (Donetsk region) under a temporary scheme as of 1700 on Tuesday…

Ukraine Not Siphoning, Planning to Siphon European Transit Gas - Energy Minister- MOSCOW, July 9 (RIA Novosti) — Ukraine is not siphoning off transit gas to Europe and has no plans to do so, Ukraine’s Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan told journalists Wednesday...

Ukraine’s emergency energy legislation- Ukraine’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a draft law that would allow the government to exert tighter control over the energy sector in the face of dwindling natural gas supplies after Russia cut off exports in June 2014…

EU says aid to Ukraine dependent on reforms- BRUSSELS, July 8 (UPI) --Energy sector reform in Ukraine is a condition for further financial support from the European Union, commissioner Stefan Fule said Tuesday from Brussels…

Ukraine parliament gives preliminary nod to emergency energy plans- (Today’s Zaman) Ukraine's parliament gave preliminary approval on Friday to a draft law that would allow the Kiev government to exert tighter control over the energy sector in the face of dwindling natural gas supplies after Russia cut off exports last month…

Ukraine Sanctions To Cost Russia $18 Billion In Energy Dividends- (International Business Times) The Russian government now expects dividends to its treasury from state-controlled companies Gazprom and Rosneftegaz in 2016 to fall by nearly $18 billion as western sanctions imposed after its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine bite,  a Finance Ministry document indicates...

Ukraine energy minister says they do not and never will nick gas intended for Europe- (ForeXlive) The energy minister is refuting Russian claims that the Ukraine might go on the pinch later in the year…

Ukraine-Europe Gas Link to Run at Capacity This Summer- (Bloomberg) A pipeline allowing Ukraine to import gas from Europe will start running at full capacity in September, providing vital fuel supplies as winter approaches with the prospect of no shipments from Russia…

Slovak pipeline to Ukraine fully booked until 2019 –operator- (Reuters) PRAGUE, July 8 - A Slovak pipeline able to carry gas from the European Union into Ukraine has been booked to ship 10 billion cubic metres annually until 2019, representing nearly 20 percent of Ukraine's yearly demand, a spokesman for the pipeline operator Eustream said on Tuesday…

Kremlin warns Ukraine to start 'stealing' gas from transit pipeline in fall- (Kyiv Post) Beijing - Kyiv will start "stealing" gas from the transit pipeline to Europe in fall, so gas supplies should be diversified, Russian presidential administration head Sergei Ivanov said…

Ukraine Allowed to Sell Up to 49% of Gas Pipeline System- (Novinite) Ukraine's Parliament adopted on first reading a bill under which up to 49% of the country's gas pipeline network could be sold to foreign investors…

Kurchenko's exchange trying to return trading site to auctions to sell Ukrainian-made energy resources via court-(Kyiv Post) First Independent Exchange (Kyiv) has filed a claim to the economic court in Kyiv asking to cancel a decision of the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry of Ukraine to transfer auctions to sell oil, gas condensate and liquefied gas extracted in Ukraine to another trading site…

Energy Ministry: Ukraine targets 30 percent cut in gas consumption- (Kyiv Post) Ukraine has set the goal of reducing natural gas consumption 30 percent, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan told Interfax-Ukraine…

Kiev Needs Gas For Winter, Wants to Buy it From Russia- Ukrainian Deputy Premier- (RIA Novosti) KIEV, July 10– Ukraine still needs 6-7 billion cubic meters of gas to survive the cold season and expects to buy it from Russia, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said Thursday…

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