All publications by tag «UK»
2015, April, 2, 20:00:00
UKRAINE KILLS DOMESTIC
Ukraine is facing a huge energy-security challenge. It is dependent on Russia supplying most of its natural gas as well as uranium fuel for its nuclear reactors.
2015, April, 2, 19:55:00
RUSSIA WANTS UKRAINE
The Russian government is requesting that state-owned gas giant Gazprom provide discounted gas to the struggling government in Ukraine.
2015, March, 29, 15:25:00
THE NEW RUSSIAN EMPIRE - 4
Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman's battle to salvage his North Sea gas fields purchase will take weeks if not months to resolve as the British cabinet has left it for the next government to take the decision, sources said.
2015, March, 29, 15:05:00
SHELL CUTTING 250 JOBS
Royal Dutch Shell will reportedly cut at least 250 more jobs this year at its UK North Sea operations.
2015, March, 25, 20:00:00
BRENT OILFIELDS BUYING
Deals for North Sea oilfields — which have been held back by the plummeting price of Brent crude — could soon come back on stream, as a new tax cut helps to draw in private equity investors.
2015, March, 20, 18:40:00
THE NEW RUSSIAN EMPIRE - 3
Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman is preparing to sell a dozen North Sea gasfields at the heart of a fierce row over ownership, in a move that would avert a high-profile legal battle with the UK government.
2015, March, 18, 20:50:00
LUKOIL CAME TO CAMEROON
LUKOIL closed a transaction to enter a project to develop the Etinde block offshore the Republic of Cameroon in the Gulf of Guinea (West Africa).
2015, March, 18, 20:03:00
THE NEW RUSSIAN EMPIRE - 2
Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman’s investment fund said Wednesday it sent a “detailed response” to U.K. government objections to its deal to take over offshore natural-gas fields amid a period of icy relations between Moscow and the West.
2015, March, 13, 22:10:00
8,000 JOBS TO UK
UK oil and gas companies expect to create thousands of jobs over the next two years despite the dramatic slide in oil prices.
2015, March, 12, 21:10:00
UKRAINE’S EXISTENTIAL CHALLENGES
Ukraine is facing existential challenges, and energy security is one of them. The country is dependent on Russia supplying most of its natural gas as well as uranium fuel for its nuclear reactors. Under these very difficult circumstances, a government with a holistic view of its strategic security and energy goals would logically develop a policy aimed at encouraging increased domestic oil and gas production. Unfortunately, Kyiv is doing the opposite.