Gasoline and diesel fuel prices in Ukraine are simply too high, they provide 30% extra income for traders, however, drivers have to switch over to gas oftener, setting up dangerous engines that use natural gas.
Cabinet of Ministers decided again to increase the authorized capital of "Naftogaz" by bond bills. Despite the fact that the refusal of recapitalized bond redemption is one of the IMF's conditions for Ukraine to obtain financial aid, government officials called the bond issue a necessary step, and hope for understanding from the IMF - said "Radio Svoboda".
Next year the cost of A-95 petrol may rise to 12.5 USD per liter. This opinion was expressed by a director of consulting group A-95 Sergey Kuyun at the press conference today.
Ukrainian government is interested to bring a lawsuit to the Stockholm arbitration to review some operating settlements of the "gas contracts". This was announced by the head of the Alliance "New Energy" Valery Borovyk at the press conference, reports UNN.
The leading analytical centers, NGOs and independent experts are concerned about closed and opaque review of the Energy Strategy of Ukraine up to 2030. This statement is in the appeal of the European-Ukrainian Energy Agency to the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich.
Gas price for Ukraine will be reduced only temporarily. This statement said an energy expert of Razumkov Center Volodymyr Omelchenko in exclusive UNN comments.
The European Commission has initiated a series of unplanned inspections in the offices of "Gazprom" subsidiaries and some "Gazprom" clients. The purpose was to check compliance with the relevant companies’ legislation of the European Union - the network edition "UBR"
In case of a new gas crisis, Ukraine will not receive support from the European Society. This opinion was envisaged during the press conference by the Nomos energy programs director Mykhaylo Gonchar.
Whatever politicians say everything which happens nowadays is connected with gas ... bad gas contracts, the discount on gas, which Ukraine is seeking unsuccessfully, alternative gas supplies to Ukraine - these topics have dominated more than a half of the information field.
The experts discussed possible scenarios for restructuring "Naftogaz Ukraine". Apart from the game in the context of negotiations on gas prices, they see a threat in the process of energy security.
Pipeline bypassing Ukraine has not threatened the Ukrainian economy - states independent expert on energy issues Volodymyr Saprykin. However, in his opinion, Kyiv should actively support European pipeline project Nabucco, which will not give Ukraine gas, but will be useful in Ukrainian-Russian gas relations.
Former representative of the former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko on international energy security Sokolovsky considers that the way a tripartite consortium already had his time passed and ended without result, stating that it will be more appropriate to organize the transmission of gas to Ukraine on the eastern border.
The Turkmenian gas supply will become advantageous for Ukraine bypassing Russia only in case will be transited through the gas transport system alternative to the Russian one.
The importance of massage of the European committee regarding security of energy supply and international cooperation for Ukraine is evident not only in the sense of stating its importance as energy liaise link for EU.
Claims of the Russian company Gazprom regarding low gas price for Ukraine have no ground – informed an independent energy expert, ex-director of Naftogaz-Ukraine press-secretariat Valentyn Zemlyanskyy to UNIAN correspondent in the Russian Federation during a video-interview between Moscow and Kyiv on the theme: “Gas – disputable questions in relations between Russia and Ukraine. Expert opinion”.
There is a possibility of 'resetting' Ukraine-Russia gas relations, namely in the gas sector, energy expert Oleksandr Narbut told a round table meeting in Kyiv Wednesday, according to "Ukrinfrom".
Restructuring of the National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz Ukraine will not allow to revise gas agreements with the Russian Federation – informed the independent energy expert Volodymyr Saprykin in his comment to the UNN.
A chain of auctions of selling land for the future shale gas wells will be conducted in Ukraine in the nearest future. The leading companies of the World have an interest and intent in taking part in the auctions of selling land for the future shale gas wells - informed the Minister of Gas and Mining of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko to the 5th Channel.
Experts affirm that Ukraine has a reason to appeal to the Arbitrary Institute of the House of Commerce in Stockholm to change the formula of the natural gas price, indicated in an agreement between Russian Gazprom and National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine.
Energy expert Mykhailo Honchar thinks that Ukraine will not give Russia Federation its gas transit system as it can lead to the loss of the main part of assets, which belong to the leading Ukrainian oligarch groupings. Such an opinion he expressed in an interview to UNN.
On 15 of August a visit of the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Yuriy Boiko to Moscow gave no results – Russia is still against the decrease of gas price. The final moment of defining the compromise price is far in the future. In the meantime experts are convinced that the consensus will be found and Ukraine will meet New Year with gas but not in war with Russia.
The head of the New Energy of Ukraine alliance Valeriy Borovyk affirms that in present there is a cold gas war between Ukraine and Russia.
There is no official summary information on the meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and Russia in Sochi 11 of August. The independent experts claims that a present stagnation in relations between the two countries is advantageous to Moscow. The absence of summary information on the meeting of presidents of Ukraine and Russia in Sochi on 11 of August Ukrainian experts evaluate as the absence of consensus between presidents, the relations between Ukraine and Russia are in a dead end. Their present stagnation is advantageous to Russia.
The further postponement of the publication of petrol and diesel excise validity prolongation law destabilizes a petrol market of Ukraine.
This statement is taken from a notification of the technical scientific centre Psychea.
Volodymyr Saprykin – an independent expert affirms that the Ukrainian economics will not be damaged although it will be severely struck in case the Russian gas price couldn`t be decreased. His opinion he reported to the UNN.
In case A-95 petroleum on some Petroleum stations is lower on 8-10 cops than in the neighboring stations this means that it is of a very poor quality – states the deputy director of Tecnical Scientific Centre “Psychea” Henadiy Ryabtsev in the interview to RBK Ukraine.
The situation in the Energy and Gas sector of our economics should be changed, a new model of gas price equal to all consumers to be created. This opinion Oleksandr Narbut, an expert in the sphere of Energy, stated in the interview to UNN.
Russia will scarcely join the modernization of the Ukrainian GTS in the nearest future – this is an opinion of the independent Ukrainian expert Volodymyr Saprykin during his interview on a theme of starting the modernization of Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod.
Russia has an interest in Ukraine making steps to dissolve current gas agreement first, which will jeopardize petrol supply to Europe - words of Mykhaylo Krutikhin, the partner of the RusEnergy consulting company, taken from the interview he gave to the Inter TV-channel.
There is no alternative to Russian gas, other variant simply does not exist for Ukraine at present - assumes the Razumkov Energy Programs leading expert Volodymyr Omelchenko.
If Ukraine builds a liquefied gas terminal it will decrease its gas consumption on 10 mlrd cubic meters in a 5 years time period - claimed Yuriy Prodan, ex-minister of Energy and Mining in his commentary given to the UNN.
The gas prices for the Ukrainian citizens will not be increased – informed the Head of Naftogaz Ukrainy administration Yevhen Bakulin.
2 of June 2011 the President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych signed a document which writes off 24 mlrd UAH of fuel and power complex ventures debts to the states budget. Furthermore the law writes off the mutual debts of fuel and power complex ventures (more than 27,8 mlrd UAH) – informs “Gazeta po-Ukrainsky”.
Ukraine has a huge energy source and can become its exporter to other countries soon. Declared Yuriy Kostenko (the leader of the Ukrainian National Party, deputy of the Supreme Council) to the 5th Channel, informs UNN.
National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz can loose a gas transit monopoly legally due to the creation of the joint venture between Russia and some European company – informed the independent energy expert Volodymyr Saprykin to UNN.
An algorithm of the mutual Ukrainian and Russian gas agreements revision must be negotiated on 7th of June 2011 during the meeting of the mutual Ukrainian and Russian economic partnership committee. Ukraine will stand on the point of Russian gas price decrease from 350$ to 240$ per thousand cubic meters. In exchange Russia will expect certain concessions from the Ukrainian side – entering the Custom Union or creating the mutual venture Gazprom and National Stock Company Naftogaz Ukrainy – informs Glavred magazine.
Experts inform that as a result of world market oil price decrease a correction of oil products price takes place – informs Economichna Pravda Internet resource.
Russia uses virtual possibility of gas price revision as a bait. That is a thought of the director of NOMOS Centre Energy Programs envisaged by Mykhailo Honchar.
Following the words of the Razumkov Centre Energy Programs expert Serhiy Dyachenko, Ukraine is very close to the end of the resources of economy of the Soviet Union inheritance which it squanders intensively.
Now there is little hope that Russia will reconsider the gas prices as Gazprom is not inclined to do so – stated the leading expert of the Energy Programs of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Omelchenko while commenting to the UNN news service the possible arrival of the Head of Gazprom Aleksey Miller.
The Coordinator of the Energy programs of the National Ecologic Centre of Ukraine Arthur Denysenko assumes that the only real alternative to the nuclear power in Ukraine is a total energy saving – the words are taken from his speech during the press-conference in the UNN media-hall.
Till 2030 Ukraine can change 30% of its energy resources on the sustainable energy sources. These are the words of the Deputy Head of the Sustainable Energy Institute of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine Stepan Kudrya which he said in his speech during the press-conference in the UNN media-hall.
The situation on the gas market contributes into the further price increase for Ukraine. This depends on the oil price increase. The Government of Ukraine increases the purchase in the first part of 2011, in order to decrease the volumes of purchase of the more expensive gas in the second part. The problem is that even the biggest Ukrainian gas storages can`t provide the possibility to reject the monthly purchase of Russian gas, the defense against the price increase in the Ukrainian economy is only partial.
This is an opinion taken from the exclusive interview given to UNN by the oil products market expert Serhiy Kuyun.
The state may affect the price of gasoline only through the antimonopoly committee not to give the possibility of collusion - chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Fuel and Energy, Chairman of OU-PSD faction Mykola Martynenko said in exclusive commentsto UNN.
Russia can revise gas agreements in case Ukraine will become a member of the Customs Union, or after National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine and Open Joint Stock Partnership Gazprom merge, or after the recurrence of a new Rosukrenergo-2 on the Ukrainian market – stated Volodymyr Omelchenko, who is the leading expert of the Razumkov Centre of Energy programs, during the meeting with mass media representatives – following the materials of Liga Business Inform.
Oil price in world markets falls if the dollar will strengthen. The director of energy programs of the Centre "Nomos" Myhaylo Gonchar expressed such an opinion in comments to UNN.
One can predict that in 2013, when the pipeline Nord Stream will start operating, the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine's GTS will not exceed 70 billion cubic meters, - said energy expert Olexandr Narbut in the exclusive comments to UNN.
Ukraine can completely refuse from Russian gas. This was said in the exclusive comments to UNN by President of the Kyiv International Energy Club Olexandr Todiychuk.
Prices of oil products in Ukraine will not fall soon. The deputy director of Science and Technology Center "Psyche" Gennadiy Ryabtsev said this during a press conference in the media hall of UNN.
State regulation of prices of petroleum products may force traders to refrain from supplying fuel to Ukraine. This was said in the comments to UNN by oil market expert Sergiy Kuiun.
Currently in Ukraine there is no economically reasonable price for gas and electricity. This was told in exclusive comments to UNN by an independent expert on energy and economy Narbut Olexander, commenting on the next possible increase in energy tariffs for the population.
"Russia's suspension of petrol products exports isn't very dramatic, because this gap will be quickly filled with Belarusian and Lithuanian oil" said in exclusive comments to UNN a director of energy programs of a centre "Nomos" Mikhailo Gonchar.
Price per liter of A-95 petrol will not overstep the mark of 11 UAH in May. This was told in the exclusive comments to UNN by oil market expert Sergiy Kuyun.
Egyptian fields at the current level of oil production will not significantly reduce Ukraine's dependence on Russia. This was said by independent energy expert Volodymyr Saprykin in the comments to UNN.
Russia Gazprom is the most likely bidder for Ukraine Naftohaz stock, given the latter’s unreformed status which is illegal by the EU standards, Bohdan Sokolovsky told ZIK Apr. 4.
The signed memorandum between the Government and oil traders should be a motivation to the increase of refined oil products volumes on the domestic refineries. This will have a positive effect on the Ukrainian economic system and will reduce the retail petrol prices. This is the opinion, expressed by the President of the International Energy Club Oleksandr Todiychuk.
Electric energy tariffs will increase in April for the second time this year. The previous 30% increase took place in February and concerned only the public the energy consumption of which is only 150KWt/hr per year in the dwellings without electric stoves and over 250 KWt/hr in dwellings with electric stoves and electric heaters. Now the tariffs are increased on 15% more for all the categories.
Following the experts, interviewed by “Interfaks-Ukraina” the world market oil price decrease can lead to the oil products price fixation in Ukraine in the middle-term perspective respectively to the successful rebellion acts in Lebanon.
Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine found those who are guilty in the petrol price increase during the period of the end of 2010 and the start of 2011.
The Antimonopoly Committee found the guilty in the oil products price increase. The prices were lowered. The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine followed the acts of the government concentrated on manual mode of oil products market administration. As it was expected in the increase of petrol price were accused three petrol companies which work mainly on the import basis.
Conflicts in the Arab States accelerated the trend in oil price rising.
The main problem of the alternative energetics in Ukraine is an absence of money – an opinion of experts, who participated in the conference on a theme of the “Alternative energy in Ukraine – problems and perspectives”, which took place in the Gorshenin Institute.
On his opinion it is necessary to make gas prices “sound real”.
This thought was envisaged in the comment in the IMC made by the president of the Energy Club "Q-club" Oleksandr Todiychuk.
