Gazprom lacks investments on it`s proper projects, that is why propositions on creation of joint ventures with Naftogaz are not to be taken seriously and have no perspectives – Oleksandr Todi³chuk, president of Kyiv international energó club.
Creation of two joint ukrainian and russian methan production gas ventures, which will develop the Black Sea shelf shows Ukraine`s helplessness in dealing this question.
What is the cause of Ukraine`s passive position in the court case against Rosukrenergo, meanwhile the case was lead by the National Stock Company Naftogaz, but not Ukraine, although the Company is a subject of it`s government property?
What does the cooperation in oil and gas sector promise to Belarus and Ukraine?
Official Kyiv intends to negotiate with the Kremlin about gas prices reduce. The government claimed that the current contract is disadvantageous for our country. But Ukraine's joining to the European Energy Charter and the adoption of the Law on a gas market change the regulatory field in general. Thus, the treaty of 2009, which was signed by the previous government, no longer meets the current legislation.
Lily Vashatko for UBR.UA
It appears that Ukraine has announced the "cold war" to "South Stream".
The Russian side is trying to restore its geopolitical influence in the former Yugoslavia by inviting the European partners to participate in the "South Stream" project.
The oil price on world markets continues to rise. This is a next reason for Ukraine to start worrying about its economic security, as we know the Ukrainian-Russian contracts have hard pegging cost to gas and oil.
Ukraine needs financial resources for modernization of the GTS. Gazprom published financial reporting for 1-st semi-year. The level of Russian participaince in this project, as always, under the question.
It makes no sense to wait for investments from Gazprom to the GTC.Such opinion during the press-conference was announced by the President of the Kyiv International Energy club “Q-club” Oleksandr Todiichuk.
Increasing prices of the patrol will be caused not only by implementing quality eurostandards (euro-3, euro-4) and increasing price of oil, but implementation of the extra excise.
The prime-minister of the Russian Federation Putin visited Kyiv. One of the main Ukrainian expectations was changing of the price of gas. However, Putin left Ukraine, but the price formula was not changed.
Prague - Ukraine and Azerbaijan are going to make an agreement on new energy projects and cooperation in military-technical sphere.
Today, the President of Azerbaijan Ilgam Aliyev arrives with official visit in Ukraine. In the conversation with his Ukrainian colleague Viktor Yanukovych will be discussed a new energy projects, which both parties are interested to implement.
Ukrainian officials are forced to sign unprofitable for Ukraine agreements because of their private businesses and compromising information on them that Russia has.
New agreements between Ukraine and the Russia Federation is not a profitable partnership, it is a regular mistake of the regular authority. Such opinion was announced by the President of the Kyiv Energy club during the press-conference. “Ukraine does not have opportunities for realizing own strategy… We should cooperate, bit it makes no sense to put all eggs in one basket. To return all nuclear energy to Russia - is not, at least, clever enough… It is not strange today. It is regular mistake of the regular authority,”- says Todiichuk.
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Today, Russia can not be the strong investor because it gets over hard time, but it’s strength will be resumed and become more powerful till 2015-2016 years.
While Europe is waiting for the systematic reforms in Ukraine, Russia is filling like “a fish in the water”.
During the meeting Ukrainian authority should remind Russian side that they loose the market share.” If one year ago Russia took 28,4% of the market, now it is near 26% and it is not the end. .. When we cooperate one to one – we always loose. Ukraine should cooperate with other countries and “jump” to this train together with other countries,”-recommended Todiichuk.
At October 27, the prime-ministers of Ukraine and Russia lead the 7-th meeting of Committee in the question of economic cooperation.
Ukraine decided not to limit the merging with Russia in the gas industry, oil and nuclear power, and to merge hydropower. Experts are quite unclear about an accelerated integration of all energy branches with Russia.
An Agreement about creating joint nuclear entity for producing fuel for reactors type “ÂÂÝÐ-1000” in the Ukrainian territory between Russian fuel company Rosatom "ÒÂÝË" and Ukrainian governmental concern “Nuclear fuel”.
The sales of Ukrainian gas-transport system (GTS) will harm the domestic energy market. The experience of other states who had sold all or part of their GTS proves that energy wars will be anyway, however, they no longer have a trump card in a form of GTS up their sleeve.
Ukraine wants to reduce the gas price. It will be announced today during a meeting of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, and his colleague from Moscow - Vladimir Putin. Russia is losing market - experts say, over the last year the share of energy supplies to Europe from its northern neighbor dropped from 28,5% to 26%.
Gas concern “Nuclear fuel” and “ÒÂÝË” company (RF) subscribe agreement about creating joint entity at the Ukrainian territory for producing nuclear fuel.
In few days Ukrainian-EU-Russia meeting takes place with participation of Ministry of Energy from Ukraine, Russia and European Union. It is planning to discuss questions in gas sphere, especially about the modernization of GTS. Also, it is planned visit of the prime-minister of the Russian Federation V.Putin, during the visit gas topics will be discussed. What can be expected from this meetings , URB.UA has discussed this with the experts of the market.
To the formula of gas price coal should be added and oil should be excluded. During the Russian prime-minister visit gas formula should be untied from the oil price and based on the coal price.
Irina Lahunina: Perhaps the most remarkable result of the visit of the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez in the region near Russia is oil agreements between Venezuela and Ukraine and Belarus and Venezuela.
Radio Svoboda
Ukraine has problems with payment for Russian gas, therefore, the fuel transit across its territory can be frustrated. The premier minister Vladimir Putin announced that fact on Sunday during the phone talk with the prime minister of Switzerland John Fredrik Reinfeldt, who promised to report Moscow’s disquietude to the EU.
Radio Svoboda
The former commissioner of the President on Energy Security, Bogdan Sokolovskyy and the president of the Kyiv International Energy Club, Oleksandr Todiichuk shared their appraises about the perspectives of energy euro integration of Ukraine live on Radio Svoboda.
The president of Ukraine promulgated the priority national projects. The principle of those projects was copied from Putin’s Russia.
National Electricity Regulatory Commission confirmed this week new retail prices for gas, which are higher for 50%. Regulation comes into force (since) 1st August.
Ukraine is trying to save and increase volumes of gas transportation. The main goal now is to persuade Russia and the EU that cooperation with Ukraine is really beneficial.
Does Ukraine have arguments to persuade Russia and the EU that it is not necessary to construct an alternative pipeline just for saving status of major transit route?
Does Ukraine have some arguments to persuade Russia and the EU that it is not necessary to look for alternatives to Ukrainian gas pipelines? Oleksandr Todiichuk commented this on UBR.
Oleksandr Todiichuk, the President of Kyiv International Energy Club:
“Additional funds from increase of gas prices will bring miserable effect, if any at all. Because there is no mechanism how to make application of funds more effective, including a partial increase of these funds. It will take time, till they will increase, and non-payment problem will remain ".
