BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from April 2007

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from April 2007

Russia: Sakhalin Region media highlights 16-22 Apr 07.
April 28, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following are highlights from Sakhalin Region's state owned GTRK Sakhalin TV and commercial Alternative Sakhalin TV news and Sovetskiy Sakhalin newspaper, Sakh.com news wire and TIA Ostrova...

Ukrainian energy minister appointed head of gas consortium.
April 28, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko has been elected head of the international consortium for management and development of Ukraine's gas transport system at a meeting of the...

Ukraine guarantees gas flow to Europe despite political turmoil.
April 28, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 28 April: [Ukrainian oil and gas company] Naftohaz Ukrayiny has assured [Russian gas giant] Gazprom that in spite of the political...

Ukrainian, Russian companies agree on gas transit in 2007.
April 27, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 27 April: The national joint-stock company Naftohaz Ukrayiny and the open joint-stock company Gazprom have signed an addendum to the...

Gazprom board agrees to buy 50-per-cent stake in Belarus gas pipeline operator.
April 25, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 25 April: Gazprom's board of directors on Wednesday [25 April] authorized the acquisition of 50 per cent of Beltransgaz,...

Bank in Moldova's rebel region denies holding gas money.
April 24, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Dniester region news agency Olvia-press website Tiraspol, 24 April: An official statement by the [Moldovan separatist] Dniester region commercial bank Gazprombank [gas...

Russia's Gazprom to boost investment in Moldovan gas industry.
April 24, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Moldovan news agency Basapress Chisinau, 24 April: An investment plan for the development of the Moldovan-Russian Moldovagaz company will be drafted in near future....

Russia's Gazprom buys carbon emission credits in Brazil.
April 24, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 24 April: The [London-based] Gazprom Marketing & Trading, which is part of the Gazprom group, has signed its first deal in...

Summary of Russian press for Monday 23 Apr 07.
April 23, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Kommersant 1. Natalya Grib report says the Russian government intends to offer Belarus a technical loan worth up to R1.5bn (around 56.6m dollars) on security of a stake of shares in...

Chinese Politburo member, Cuba's Raul Castro hail ties, cooperation.
April 23, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["Wu Guanzheng Meets With Raul Castro Ruz, Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba" - Xinhua headline] ...

Propresidential party in Moldova's rebel region eyeing gas money - speaker.
April 23, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Moldovan news agency Infotag Tiraspol, 23 April: Attacks by the [pro-presidential] Dniester Patriotic Party against the Renewal Party, which has a majority in the...

Moldovan president, Gazprom official discuss gas problems.
April 23, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Moldovan news agency Infotag Chisinau, 23 April: Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin today met the deputy chairman of Gazprom's board of directors and chairman of the...

Russia's Gazprom wants to seize Belarus pipelines - commentary.
April 23, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) A Belarusian radio commentator has said that Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom wants to take control over Belarus's gas transport system by demanding shares of Belarus's Beltranshaz gas transport...

Caribbean Community, European Commission sign agreement.
April 21, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the European Commission (EC) on Friday inked a 36.9m euro (US48m...

Russian radio suggests Putin role in police action against Dissenters.
April 21, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The police action against the Dissenters' Marches in Moscow and St Petersburg on 14-15 April had the backing of President Putin, anti-Kremlin pundit Yevgeniy Kiselev has suggested. Kiselev was...

Spain, France promise increased assistance to Caribbean.
April 20, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Spain and France have pledged support to the region in the key areas of law enforcement, combating the...

Estonian officials concerned at prospect of Russian gas major's "private army".
April 20, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Estonian newspaper Postimees website on 17 April [Report by Lauri Linnamae: "Gazprom Pushing Its Way to Estonian Waters Will Get Big Armed Unit"] Gazprom, the Russian...

Russian government, Gazprom agree 2008-2010 gas production plan - minister.
April 19, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 19 April: A plan for gas production in 2008-2010 has been agreed with Gazprom, Economic Development and Trade Minister...

Russia's Gazprom buys controlling stake in Sakhalin-2 project.
April 18, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Gazprom has today signed documents on the purchasing of a controlling stake of 50 per cent plus one share in the Sakhalin-2 project from the Sakhalin Energy company for 7.45bn dollars. The other...

Russia has no new environmental complaints against Sakhalin-2 gas, oil project.
April 18, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 18 April: The Russian state has no new reasons for making environmental complaints against the Sakhalin-2 [oil and gas] project...

Head of Ukrainian gas company praises deals with Russia.
April 18, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Ukraine is not losing ground in gas talks with Russia's Gazprom, the head of the UkrGazEnergo gas trading company and the deputy head of the Naftohaz Ukrayiny state oil and gas company, Ihor...

India "keen to have energy cooperation with Russia" - minister.
April 17, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian newspaper The Asian Age website on 17 April [Report by Ramesh Ramachandran: "India: Iran Pipeline Viable, Russia Welcome"; ellipses in text as published] New...

Fate of Russia's Kovykta gas deposit still uncertain - report.
April 17, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian newspaper Vremya Novostey on 13 April To students about Kovykta Viktor Vekselberg is "conducting a dialogue" on the fate of his main gas deposit. A month...

"Real politics" with Gleb Pavlovskiy Russian NTV Mir 2000 gmt 14 Apr 07.
April 14, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Presenter: Gleb Pavlovskiy. 1. 0020 Headlines. 2. 0129 US State Department report on human rights and democracy praised successes in democratic development in Ukraine. Presenter...

Ukrainian minister promises stable transit of Russian gas to Europe.
April 13, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 13 April: Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko had a working meeting with the [Russian gas giant] Gazprom chairman of the...

Hungarian newspaper advocates participation in alternative energy projects.
April 12, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Hungarian newspaper Nepszabadsag website on 11 April [Commentary by Miklos Losonczy: "We should remain open towards both directions - Russia might use the Nabucco-Blue...

Russia and Libya rumoured to be cooperating on nuclear energy.
April 12, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 12 April: Russia and Libya intend to cooperate closely over energy. "Rosatom [Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency] plans to...

Summary of Russian press for Wednesday 11 Apr 07.
April 11, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Kommersant 1. Yelena Kiseleva interview with VTB bank president Andrey Kostin, who speaks on the bank's IPO, pp 1, 20. 2. Mariya Cherkasova and Aleksandr Chernovalov report says Russian...

Russia's Gazprom to fund construction of school, nursery in Turkmenistan.
April 11, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Asgabat, 11 April: Russia's Gazprom has announced a tender for the construction of the buildings of a school for 800 pupils and a...

Russia, Greece discuss prolongation of contract on gas supplies.
April 11, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Athens, 11 April: Gazprom's head Aleksey Miller has reported to Greek Prime Minister Konstandinos Karamanlis on the agreements reached...

Russian gas giant to build more underground storage facilities.
April 11, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax St Petersburg, 11 April: The Gazprom open joint-stock company will invest R217bn in developing underground gas storage by 2030, the head of...

Gazprom transfers Moldovan region's gas debts to tycoon Usmanov - paper.
April 10, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Russia's Gazprom has handed over Moldovan breakaway Dniester region's gas debts to businessman Alisher Usmanov, a Russian newspaper has said. The rebel region, however, refused to acknowledge...

Russia: Sakhalin Region media highlights 26 Mar-1 Apr 07.
April 9, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following are highlights from Sakhalin Region's state owned GTRK Sakhalin TV and commercial Alternative Sakhalin TV news, Sovetskiy Sakhalin newspaper and TIA Ostrova news agency for the...

PricewaterhouseCoopers wins tender to audit Russia's Gazprom.
April 9, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 9 April: PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit (Russian division of PricewaterhouseCoopers) was recognized as the winner of the competition...

Cuba's Raul Castro attends young Communists' ceremony.
April 6, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Havana Cubavision in Spanish at 2157 gmt on 4 April 2007 begins to broadcast live from the Carl Marx Theatre in Havana, where the Union of Young Communists (UJC) and the Jose Marti Pioneers...

Summary of Russian press for Thursday 5 April 2007.
April 5, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Kommersant 1. Sergey Mashkin report says Chechen law enforcers have killed the so-called deputy president of Ichkeria, Suleyman Imurzayev (known as Khayrulla). The law enforcers say they...

Russia's Gazprom signs 20-year deal on gas supplies to Romania.
April 4, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 4 April: Gazprom deputy chairman Aleksandr Medvedev, who is also director-general of Gazpromexport, and Valeriy Boyko, a...