77% of the preparatory work for starting the delivery of Azerbaijani gas in 2018 as part of the Stage 2 of the Shah Deniz field’s development has been completed, BP Regional President for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Gordon Birrell said. Gas will be delivered to Turkey in 2018 via the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP)…
The capacity of Belarus’ automobile tire market is likely to reduce slightly in 2016, Belarus’ tire manufacturer Belshina said in a statement. Belarus’ tire market grew to 1.4 million units in H1 2016, including passenger car tires – 67.3% (down by 2,7% since early 2016), truck tires – 16.5% (up by 1.5%), farming machinery tires…
Belarus’ largest cement producer OAO Krasnoselskstroymaterialy has implemented a new cement drying technology based on burning dried, cut and separated peat, the Energy Ministry of Belarus reported. The new fuel will save the cement producer an estimated $2.5-3 million. In 2015 the company started using peat in the framework of an import substitution project. In…
In December Azerbaijan will open the Baku railway station, Javid Gurbanov, chairman of Azerbijan Railways CJSC, said. Gurbanov added that ASAN service would be engaged in the sale of tickets at the station. “There will be a shopping center on the second floor of the station”, he added. “Upper floors will be leased for offices.…
Azerbaijan is among the countries that are interested in tenders for LNG supplies, Adnan Gilani, head of Pakistan LNG, a new state-owned company set up to manage procurement and supply of gas, informed. Pakistan plans to issue two international tenders for 750,000 tons per year of liquefied natural gas each in the coming month, he…
Azerbaijan can annually earn nearly $2.5 billion on cargo transportation, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov said. “If we can make 50 million tons of cargo annually pass through the territory of Azerbaijan we will annually receive $2.5 billion of revenues by earning nearly $50 per ton”, Gurbanov said. Years are needed for that,…
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has expanded the list of facilities to be put up for sale in 2016-2017 after they have been removed by the Verkhovna Rada from the list of companies ineligible for privatization. The list includes Artyomsol, Ukrspyrt state-run enterprises, Bilshovyk research and development (R&D) enterprise and Lviv state-run jewelry factory. The amendments…