The work within the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project is underway in accordance with the plan, President of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev said. He said that there were no problems with the implementation of the project. “Partly, we are even ahead of schedule and 850 kilometers of pipes have been…
Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR can provide Iran with its gas storage tanks, President of SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev said. He said that the matter rested in small amounts of 1-2 billion cubic meters of gas. “Iran has problems with the gas supply to its northern regions in the winter months”, Abdullayev said. “The Iranian side…
Energy sector, oil, gas and chemical sphere, as well as transport have been defined among the topical areas of cooperation between Japan and Turkmenistan, said the message of the country’s government. This was noted at the meeting of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan Takahiko Katsumata, who handed over his…
The wholesale domestic price of Russian gas can increase by 2.5-3% in 2017, Deputy Economic Development Minister Nikolai Podguzov reported. As regards the 2016 gas price increase, Podguzov said that the decision should be made by the Federal Antimonopoly Service. (Prime/Business World Magazine)
Yamal LNG liquefied natural gas plant project led by independent gas producer Novatek can receive a $400 million loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Bloomberg reported citing JBIC CEO Tadashi Maeda. JBIC has almost finalized the agreement with the project and plans to sign a memorandum of understanding for strategic partnership with…
Natural gas production in Ukraine in January through August grew by 1.6%, or 211.4 million cubic metersYoY, to 13.379 billion cubic meters. Gas production in August alone was 1.684 bcm, up by 0.1% YoY (1.682 bcm), PJSC Ukrtransgaz reported. In particular, PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia produced 1.212 bcm of gas, PJSC Ukrnafta’s output was 107.8 mcm, and…
Belarus increased electricity exports to Lithuania by 11.8% YoY in January-June to 75.5 million kWh, according to official statistical reports. Belarus’ proceeds from electricity export to Lithuania grew by 13.2% to $4.257 million. Lithuania was the key and basically the only destination of Belarus’ electricity exports in 2015. Belarus plans to export to Lithuania around…