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Gazprom Looks For Route Around Ukraine For EU Natural Gas

Gazprom Looks For Route Around Ukraine For EU Natural Gas

Russian energy giant OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) can no longer depend on Ukraine as a transit route to get gas to Europe and is looking at alternatives, the firm's deputy chief executive told the BBC here Friday.

Gazproms Medvedev: Ukraines Naftogaz Stealing Stored Gas

Gazprom's Medvedev: Ukraine's Naftogaz 'Stealing' Stored Gas

Naftogaz Ukrainy, Ukraine's state-run natural gas company, is "stealing" gas from underground storage facilities, and that's why some European Union states are seeing gas supplies wane, the deputy chairman of Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly, OAO Gazprom (OGZPY), said Saturday.

Russian Gas Supplies To Turkey Reduced

Russian Gas Supplies To Turkey Reduced

Russian natural gas supplies to Turkey via Ukraine decreased to 38 million cubic meters a day from the current 40 million cubic meters after Russia's OAO Gazprom's (GAZP.RS) decision to cut gas to Ukraine, a senior official from the Energy Ministry told Ihlas News Agengy, or IHA, on Sunday.

CEZ Exec Sees 09 Profit Higher Than Record 08 Level

CEZ Exec Sees '09 Profit Higher Than Record '08 Level

Czech power company CEZ AS (BAACEZ.PR) should post even higher profits in 2009 than the record-high net profit the company expects from 2008, the company's head of sales said in an interview in newspaper Hospodarske Noviny.

Russia Increasing Gas Supplies To Europe Via Belarus, Turkey

Russia Increasing Gas Supplies To Europe Via Belarus, Turkey

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Russia has increased natural gas supplies to Europe through other routes after transit via neighboring Ukraine fell amid a pricing dispute, state monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) said Saturday.

EU Downplays European Fears Over Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute

EU Downplays European Fears Over Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute

PRAGUE (AFP)--The European Union's Czech presidency on Saturday downplayed European fears of a fallout from the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, despite shortfalls reported by several European states.

Russia Seeks EU Monitoring Of Ukraine Gas

Russia Seeks EU Monitoring Of Ukraine Gas

MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia's Gazprom (GZPFY) energy giant on Sunday called on the European Union to carry out monitoring of gas flows transiting Ukraine and promised additional volumes to make up for losses in Ukraine.

Ukraine Urges Russia To Stop Gas Supply Manipulation

Ukraine Urges Russia To Stop Gas Supply "Manipulation"

KIEV (AFP)--Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz Sunday accused Russia's Gazprom energy giant of manipulating supplies through Ukraine's transit network with "unpredictable consequences" for Europe.

Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Stealing More Gas

Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Stealing More Gas

MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia's energy giant Gazprom (GZPFY) Sunday accused Ukraine of stealing 25 million cubic meters of gas it had fed into the Ukrainian gas transit system for European consumers, in the last 24 hours

Russia Stops Ukraine Gas Supply; Europe Flow Continues

Russia Stops Ukraine Gas Supply; Europe Flow Continues

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Russia halted deliveries of natural gas to Ukraine Thursday after Moscow failed to agree a new supply deal with its neighbor during last-minute talks the previous evening, but flows of Russian gas to Europe continued as normal

EU Insists Russian Gas Supply To Europe Must Not Be Affected

EU Insists Russian Gas Supply To Europe Must Not Be Affected

BRUSSELS (AFP)--The new Czech European Union presidency on Thursday insisted Moscow and Kiev must honor their commitments to provide natural gas to Europe after Russia halted supplies to Ukraine amid a payments row

Ukraine Team To Visit EU Capitals Over Gas Dispute -Report

Ukraine Team To Visit EU Capitals Over Gas Dispute -Report

KIEV (AFP)--A Ukrainian delegation will begin touring European capitals Friday to discuss gas delivery problems after Russia cut off supplies to neighboring Kiev, the foreign ministry was quoted as saying.

Gazprom Warns Ukraine Of Massive Gas Price Hike

Gazprom Warns Ukraine Of Massive Gas Price Hike

MOSCOW (AFP)--Ukraine will have to pay US$418 per 1,000 cubic meters of Russian gas in 2009 after turning down a far lower offer of $250, the chief executive of Russian energy giant Gazprom (OGZPY) warned Thursday

Ukraine Expects Gas Deal With Russia Next Week

Ukraine Expects Gas Deal With Russia Next Week

Russia and Ukraine could clinch a deal in their gas stand-off by next week, a top Ukrainian official said Thursday, but Moscow accused Kiev of having "no desire" to negotiate.