Belorusneft specialists have started performing hydraulic fracturing operations under the contract with Ukrgazvydobuvannia, a statement on the website of the oil company reads. “In accordance with the contracts, the specialists will conduct 50 hydraulic fracturing operations in Poltava region. This is the first large-scale oil service project in Ukraine for the Belarusian oil company”, the…
Ukrainian coal mining companies increased production by 1.7% YoY in January-November (by 629,700 tons), to 37.003 million tons. A source in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry reported that coking coal production increased by 3.5% (by 261,700 tons), to 7.695 million tons, steam coal output was up by 1.3% (by 368,000 tons), to 29.308…
Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig Aliyev noted the importance of the United States’ representation at a high level at the 3rd consultative council of ministers on the Southern Gas Corridor project in order to give political support to the project, the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry said. Aliyev made the remarks during his meeting with William Silkworth, office…
Two non-OPEC countries, Kazakhstan and Mexico, have announced that they will take part in OPEC’s meeting to be held in Vienna on December 10. Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev has said he will participate in OPEC’s meeting. Regarding the possibility of reducing the oil production in Kazakhstan, Bozumbayev said that Kazakhstan was not the largest…
Belarus produced 664,600 peat briquettes in January-October, up by 19.5% YoY, the Energy Ministry of Belarus reported. Belarus’ peat output totaled 1.486 million tons in January-October, up by 29.4% YoY. Peat in Belarus is available at an extremely competitive price compared to the cost of natural gas, coal and wood chips. Peat is currently used…
Natural gas stocks in Ukraine’s underground storage facilities since the beginning of the 2016/2017 heating season started on October 13 and as of December 3, narrowed by 1.324 million cubic meters, or by 9%, to 13.408 billion cubic meters. According to public joint-stock company Ukrtransgaz, on December 3, Ukraine pumped 55.64 million cubic meters from…
Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov held talks with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour, the Turkmen ministry said. The parties exchanged views on cooperation in energy, transportation and trade. They mentioned substantial potential for expanding and diversifying trade turnover between the two countries. A number of major economic projects in energy…