Russia gas flows still frozen; Ukraine banks on mild weather to hold out

Russia's Gazprom put 2015 investments at $18 bln

Liberalization of the Russia gas sector, which has remained the domain of state-controlled Gazprom that has enjoyed export and transit monopoly since the collapse of the USSR, has been discussed for at least a couple of years.

A Bad Gas Deal For Ukraine As Europe Looks After Its Own Interests

Russia is set to remain a central player of the European gas industry, as an eventual deal between Kiev and Moscow is not a precondition of strong ties between the European Union and the Kremlin. This is was a view emerging from the first day of the European Autumn Gas Conference.

Ukraine and Russia resolved their natural-gas feud on Thursday in a hard-fought deal that averts the threat of gas shortages in Europe this winter.

The European Union's executive body is close to signing off on two disbursement of loans promised to Ukraine that would give Kiev about EUR760 million ($965 million) in additional funding by the end of the year, two senior officials said Tuesday.

Integrated oil and gas (IOG) companies Gazprom and Rosneft Oil Company represented Russia in the top 10 positions of the 2014Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings®, unveiled Tuesday at the ninth annual Platts Top 250 Asia Awards Dinner in Singapore.

Ukraine is likely to face energy shortages this winter if last-ditch talks to resume gas supplies from Russia fail on Wednesday.

Russian natural gas giant Gazprom believes that winter 2014/2015 may be “colder than usual”.