Belarus to take part in EU4Energy program

Belarus will take part in the EU’s new program of technical support for the countries of the Eastern Partnership EU4Energy, the press service of the Energy Ministry reported. “Last week the Energy Ministry played host to a meeting between Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Janez Kopac and expert on renewable energy and energy efficiency,…

Russia: Inter RAO IFRS EBITDA guidance up in 2016

Russian power holding Inter RAO has raised the forecast for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) in 2016 to 85 billion rubles from 79-80 billion rubles, Dmitry Palunin, a member of the management board, said. The forecast is under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In May, Inter RAO already raised its EBITDA outlook…

Azerbaijan to transport gas from Iran and Iraq to Europe

Azerbaijan is considering the possibility of transporting Iranian gas through its territory to Europe, said Azerbaijan’s Deputy Energy Minister Natig Abbasov. He noted that it would become possible through Iran’s joining the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project. Abbasov didn’t exclude possibility of transporting Iraqi gas through Azerbaijan to Europe. TANAP project envisages transportation of…

Germany: Bundeskartellamt approves of Rosneeft- BP JV

Germany’s antimonopoly authority Bundeskartellamt has approved of establishment of a joint venture between Russian oil major Rosneft and British BP called Yermak Neftegaz. Rosneft and BP signed legally binding documents to establish Yermak Neftegaz for geological exploration of fields in West Siberia and the Yenisei-Khatanga Basin in June. Under the agreement, Rosneft will own a…