Ukraine

BMI View: A proposed oil Germany-Czech Republic interconnector that would bypass the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline highlights Russia's ambition to regain control of European... 2012-02-16

BMI View: The current cold snap led Russia to cut gas export volumes to Europe over the weekend February 4/5 2012. Although Gazprom has since announced export levels have returned to... 2012-02-06

BMI View: Gazprom's move to take control of Belarusian pipelines through the full acquisition of BelTransGaz will strengthen the company's dominant position in the European gas market.... 2011-11-28

BMI View: Signs that the Odessa refinery might resume its activities only hide the plant's financial woes. The refinery's problems epitomise Ukraine's downstream segment, for which... 2011-11-24

BMI View: Kulczyk Oil's successful well stimulation programme in Ukraine could help the former Soviet satellite reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports in the medium-to-long term.... 2011-11-15

Ukraine's state-run Naftogaz Ukrainy has reportedly borrowed US$550mn in a one-year loan from the banking unit of Russia's Gazprom to pay for Russian gas imports in October 2011.

The Ukrainian Prime Minister has reignited a long-running dispute with Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom by announcing that the country plans to cut gas imports by as much as 67%... 2011-09-01

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has dropped a planned official visit to Ukraine following the failure of a Russia-backed merger of the countries' two national gas companies, according... 2011-08-01

Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell is considering investing about US$1bn in shale gas exploration and production in Ukraine's north-east Kharkiv region, according to the region's deputy... 2011-07-27

Turkish national oil company Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) is planning to drill four to five ultra-deep Black Sea exploration wells by end-2012.... 2011-07-20