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Natural gas distribution network in Poland. Source: www.geoland.pl

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Gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its impact on the energy policy of Poland

Poland has been covering the majority, almost three quarters, of its earth gas consumption by supplies from the gas pipeline Yamal. Only the remaining third of raw material supply flows through Ukrainian gas pipelines. Therefore the cut of gas supplies for Ukraine, which the Russian concern Gazprom carried out in January 2009, didn’t have such an impact on Polish economy as on other countries dependent on Russian energy material supplies…

Pressure gauge on the main pipeline from Russia in the village Bojarka, Ukraine. Source: www. daylife.com

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Repeated dispute over earth gas between Ukraine and the Russian Federation

Like in recent years, relations between the Russian Federation (RF) and Ukraine ended in stalemate also this time at the turn of years. This yearʼs earth gas dispute has been lasting the longest and is at the same time the most dramatic one. Concurrently, itʼs marked by traditional statements about both sides fulfilling their commitments to consumers and blaming each other. The perfect image of relations is completed by the gas volume flowing into consumer countries because this isn’t agreed on contractually…

The gas map of Europe

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The gas map of Europe

The recent period of time is fraught with diverse surmises concerning the new gas pipeline routes. Each of these proposed routes is connected with its own history and issues which may lead to surprising twists. From the geographical point of view, the routes are oriented towards the north and south of Europe, i.e. the territory which the new pipelines will lead through. It is justified by the growing gas…

Nabucco gas pipeline project. Source: www.nabucco-pipeline.com

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New vision for Nabucco

A conference on the Nabucco gas pipeline project attended by the partners involved was held on 14th and 15th September in Budapest. Apart from the main representatives of companies, which are the members of the consortium composed of OMV, MOL, Transgas, Bulgargaz and Botas, among those who attended the conference were also the European Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs, the Hungarian…

Viktor Yushchenko, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin. Source: www.danas.co.yu

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The achievements of Russian energy strategy

The Russian energy strategy has achieved several milestones in recent months. One of the achievements we can consider an agreement between Bulgaria, Greece and Russia to construct a pipeline between the Black and Aegean Seas, which made the project of Odessa-Brody- Gdansk line less viable. Other important point was a successful round trip of the Russian President in Central Asian states and signing…

Head Office of Algerian company Sonatrach. Source: www.visitoran.com

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Natural gas cartel

In the beginning of 2007, the idea to establish a gas cartel in the manner of OPEC was brought to the table again. The proposition to the Secreatry of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov was presented in January by Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. The idea to establish an institutional cover for gas producers is not new, and its main and first representative is the Russian President Putin…

Gazprom headquarters in Moscow

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The role of intermediary companies in Russian-Ukrainian relations and implications for the countries of Central Europe

Since the beginning of the 1990s, intermediary companies have been operating in the sphere of natural gas purchasing between Turkmenistan, the Russian concern Gazprom, the Ukrainian side represented by Naftohaz Ukrainy company and Europe. Their background brings factor of corruption, interconnection with interest groups and more or less reiterating names into natural gas trade…