Director of oil consumers' organisation makes bold invitation to major producer in bid to settle dispute over responsibility for high fuel prices

• June 18, 2011

Gas producers in Central Asia will be able to pump 65 billion cubic metres to China by 2013, the Kazakh Oil and Gas Ministry said on Thursday, raising its forecast for pipeline capacity by more than 60 percent.

• June 17, 2011

Bulgaria has asked Russia to give it until October, an additional three months, to decide whether or not to go ahead with its Belene nuclear power project, Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said on Friday

• June 17, 2011

ISSUE #21
06/13/2011
On 7 June 2011, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov visited Moscow. During his visit, the Ukrainian prime minister and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, participated in a meeting of the Committee on Economic Cooperation of the Ukrainian-Russian Interstate Commission. READ MORE

• June 17, 2011

Gas negotiations were derailed, there will be a scandal at the end of the year - Experts

The Gorshenin Institute has held a round table devoted to the topic of “GAS RELATIONS BETWEEN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA” during which experts discussed the prospects for revising the gas contracts and the future of the Ukrainian gas transportation system. READ MORE

• June 17, 2011

ISSUE #25
07/11/2011
On 8 July 2011, the Supreme Council of Ukraine adopted the law on pension reform, which was drawn up by the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers.
The law envisions that the retirement age for women will be gradually raised from 55 to 60 years, the work history requirement for a pension will be increased by 10 years for both men and women and the maximum pension will be limited to 10 minimum wages. READ MORE

• June 17, 2011

President of Russia Dmitriy Medvedev on 13 June arrived in Uzbekistan on a working visit. On 14 June, meeting of President Islam Karimov and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev was held in suburban complex of Kuksaroy.

• June 16, 2011

Ukraine's largest private vertically integrated energy holding DTEK is planning to enter the electricity trade market in Germany, Director of Power Trade Ltd. (Kyiv), Andriy Favorov, has said.

• June 16, 2011