FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas

Moldovagaz seeks higher end-user gas prices as it can't pay its bills to Gazprom

Naftogaz to pay 2024 eurobonds in 2026

Naftogaz, Ukraine’s national gas company, will repay its 2024 eurobonds in 2026 after the bondholders agreed to delay the payment for two years, Ukraine Business News reported on September 1.

KMG reports increase in revenues for 1H22

Kazakhstan says it wants to ship excess oil volumes via Azerbaijan

Iran delivers Ukraine ‘peace initiative’ to Russia from unnamed European leader

Moscow trip of Tehran’s top diplomat, meanwhile, fails to provide clear signal that a nuclear deal relaunch is on the horizon, but hopes are rising.

Turkey reports higher oil but lower gas imports in June

Germany sets up holding firm to nationalise former Gazprom business

Sanction-defiant Gazprom to pay $20bn in first ever interim dividend

Russian natural gas giant Gazprom saw its share price on Moscow Exchange jump by over 30% on August 31 after it announcement will pay interim dividends for the first time ever of RUB1.2 trillion ($19.6bn) for 1H22.

Turkmenistan: The price isn’t right

Food subsidies to end, Russia seeks closer ties, and energy news. This and more in Eurasianet’s weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Russia’s Tatneft oil major posts $2bn profit in 2Q22, transparency welcomed

European gas storage tanks reach 80% full target

The EU now stands on the brink of reaching its long-stated goal of filling its natural gas storage facilities to 80% of capacity – two months early. The target was considered ambitious but the market has done its thing.

Ukraine's central heating will start later, end earlier and drop by 4 degrees

Ukraine’s national gas company, Naftogaz, has warned that this year’s heating season will start later, end earlier and be 3 degrees lower, Ukraine Business news reported on August 30.

Moldovagaz to disconnect debtors as it struggles to pay Russian gas bills

Oilfields power 23% of Russian crypto mining

Russian gas major Novatek to pay dividends for 1H22

BP resumes gas production from Alpha platform in Shah Deniz field

China wins contract to supply Turkmenistan with oil and gas well pipes

Moldova to procure 10mn cubic metres gas to store in Romania

FSUOGM: CPC suspends oil loadings from two mooring points

Gazprom burning $10mn of gas per day at Nord Stream 1 flow point in Russia

TotalEnergies sells 49% stake of Novatek JV in Siberia

European gas prices continue to outstrip previous peaks

Dutch city of The Hague asks EU for more time to phase out Russian gas

Iran and Russia set to sign gas purchase and swap agreement, says Iranian oil minister

US says it has held constructive talks with India on Russian oil price cap

New Sakhalin-2 operator scraps LNG sale to Asian buyer

CPC says only operational mooring point at oil export terminal has passed inspection

SOFAZ reduced net profit by 71% in 2021

Kazakhstan is negotiating the transportation of oil through Azerbaijan

Reports say Iran plans to replace Russian oil sales in Europe if JCPOA reinstated, but nuclear deal talks may have just got harder

Kazakhstan: Spectre of Chinese control over oil and gas largely illusory

For all its billions spent, China still controls only a small share of Kazakh oil output.

Japan’s Mitsubishi applies to keep its stake in Russia’s Sakhalin-2 LNG plant

Moldova approves new measures to tackle energy crisis

Moldova insists on delaying gas payments to Gazprom until end-2022

Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund plans to sell shares in state oil producer KMG at discount

Kazakhstan’s oil exports via Russian terminus disrupted for fourth time this year

Speculation again mounts that Kremlin is tampering with its southern neighbour’s shipments.