Russia
2016, June, 23, 18:30:00
THE BEST RUSSIAN PRICE
"We have such low production costs that we will always be able to cut the selling price by a dollar or two when it comes to fighting off a rival," said a senior source at Gazprom.
2016, June, 23, 18:25:00
ROSNEFT: STABILITY & GROWTH
"We are glad that we've managed to maintain our positions on traditional markets, primarily in Europe," Sechin said pointing out to recent agreements with PKN Orlen to increase deliveries to Poland and the Czech Republic.
2016, June, 23, 18:05:00
LITHUANIA VS GAZPROM: REJECTED
It is absolutely compatible with the Energy Union. It will be sustainable, affordable and help security of supply, he said. It will increase liquidity in Europe but nobody will be forced to buy the gas, which will be priced against hubs.
2016, June, 22, 18:30:00
THREE MAIN PLAYERS
"We believe that the (function of) regulation has moved to three main players, which are the United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia," he said.
2016, June, 21, 21:05:00
GAZPROM & SHELL SWAP
Gazprom's Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev said the BG holdings could be included in an asset swap deal between Gazprom and Shell that was announced last year. He did not say what the BG holdings were or where they were located.
2016, June, 21, 21:00:00
GAZPROM & SLOVAK REPUBLIC MEETING
The parties addressed the Russian-Slovak cooperation in the gas sector, discussing, inter alia, the collaboration between Gazprom and Slovak companies in gas supply and its transit via the Republic.
2016, June, 20, 18:20:00
ROSNEFT SOLD VANKOR
Rosneft and Consortium of Indian Companies led by Oil India Limited along with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and Bharat PetroResources have signed the agreement of sale and purchase of 23.9% in Vankorneft and the shareholders agreement at the XX St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
2016, June, 20, 18:10:00
UKRAINE NEED MONEY
Shipping 110bn m³/yr would cost Gazprom a quarter of the amount it would spend if it used Nord Stream, while booking capacity for 70bn m³/yr would still cost it only a third as much.
2016, June, 19, 17:35:00
КРИСТАЛЛИЗАЦИЯ МИРОВОГО РЫНКА
Стоимость добычи нефти в России – $2 за баррель. Увеличить добычу нефти в 2015 г. удалось благодаря новым проектам, которые были запущены с поддержкой государства. В России уникальная ресурсная база, отметил Сечин. Это позволит удержать добычу стабильной до 2035 г.
2016, June, 19, 17:30:00
GAZPROM'S SEVEN REASONS
Gazprom's accumulated after-tax dividends will total USD 6.9 billion by 2045.
Over the next 25 years, gas deliveries via Nord Stream 2 would be 2–2.7 times more economically efficient than the ones via Ukraine's GTS, which translates into USD 45–78 billion.
2016, June, 19, 17:25:00
GAZPROM: MARKET DECIDES
What determines dependence on Russian gas is what buyers buy, and the market decides that. Gas follows the price.
2016, June, 19, 17:20:00
GAZPROM WILL ELIMINATE
For us it is a principal issue. Gazprom has launched a programme to optimise expenses in the central corridor which now has free capacities which also cost us money. We will hence liquidate 4,300 km of pipes and close 62 compressor stations.
2016, June, 19, 17:15:00
SUSTAINABLE RUSSIAN OIL
Russia’s oil industry is “very resilient,” BP Plc CEO Bob Dudley said in St. Petersburg on Thursday. The nation’s resources are competitively priced and floating the currency has been helpful for costs, he said while announcing a new exploration joint-venture with Rosneft.
2016, June, 19, 17:10:00
ROSNEFT & BP: YERMAK NEFTEGAZ LLC
Igor Sechin, Rosneft CEO, said after signing: “These agreements serve as an example of full scale cooperation with BP, Rosneft’s strategic partner and largest minority shareholder. After creation of the Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC joint venture we are now broadening the geography of our cooperation and creating a precedent which allows us to pursue cooperation in partnership with leading international companies to implement upstream projects at the largest Rosneft greenfield sites in West and East Siberia.”
2016, June, 16, 18:15:00
CHINEESE MONEY FOR RUSSIA
Among the major shareholders of Yamal LNG are local gas producer Novatek (50.1%), Total (20%) and CNPC (20%). The Silk Road Fund has become the second Chinese strategic investor in the project, after China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) provided $5 B of investment for Yamal LNG. Under the terms of the agreement, the Silk Road Fund will provide approximately $800 MM for the implementation of the project over the next several years.