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KGB's energy chokehold.(Brief Article)
Roughly one-quarter of Europe's supply of natural gas is provided by Russia's state-owned Gazprom monopoly, and about 90 percent of that supply crosses the Ukraine by pipeline. That energy flow underwent a critical disruption when "Russia cut the amount of gas flowing into the pipeline" as a result of a price dispute with Ukraine, reported the January 2 Financial Times.
"Gas flows through Slovakia's long-distance pipeline--the main gateway for Russian gas to western Europe--had dropped 30 percent on Monday [January 2], according to the economy ministry," continued the report. "Hungary, one of the most vulnerable countries in the region because it relies on Russian gas for almost 40 percent of its total energy needs, saw supplies drop by half on Sunday night. Poland said it was receiving about a third less gas through the pipeline, while Austria's OMV, the oil and gas company, said its supplies of Russian gas had fallen by the same amount." Italy's gas supply dropped by a quarter, and France's dropped by 30 ...
- Transporting Russian gas to Western Europe--a simulation analysis.
- Magazine article from: The Energy Journal von Hirschhausen, Christian Meinhart, Berit Pavel, Ferdinand March 1, 2005 700+ words
...transporting Russian gas to Western Europe, an issue that...solution for Russian gas exports to Western Europe, prices, and...between Russia and Western Europe through Ukraine...The issue of Russian gas transit to Europe...
- Ukraine -- years of squabbling with Russia over natural gas supplies have been...
- Newspaper article from: Petroleum Intelligence Weekly September 8, 2003 700+ words
...a new pipeline across the country to carry more Russian gas to Western Europe. Moscow is to provide 5.6% more gas for the...transit capacity. The protocol implies a price for Russian gas of $1.42/Mcf. Russia would pay a transit fee...
- RUSSIA: "BLUE STREAM" PIPELINE SEEN AS MAJOR BOOST OF RUSSIAN GAS EXPORTS TO...
- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database December 16, 1999 700+ words
Since one of the main problems of the Russian gas industry is financing for investment, increase of exports to Western Europe is seen as a desirable goal. Amongst the projects designed to increase such exports are the "Blue Stream" project...
- Russian gas giant Gazprom to buy local companies in Western Europe, U.S. and...
- Newspaper article from: Poland Business News March 24, 2006 700+ words
Russian gas giant Gazprom to buy local companies in Western Europe, U.S. and China MOSCOW. March 24 (Interfax...materials for the March 31 board meeting show. "In Western Europe it makes sense to acquire existing players on the...
- Russian gas flows to Europe under threat.
- Newspaper article from: Oil & Gas News July 6, 2009 700+ words
...despite a new contract between Russian gas exporter Gazprom and Ukraine...concerned that the flow of Russian gas through Ukraine may be subject...depend on free-flowing Russian gas while many parts of western Europe had plentiful supplies but...
- Gazprom extends reach into Western Europe.(INTERNATIONAL)(Gasunie )(North...
- Magazine article from: Pipeline & Gas Journal November 1, 2006 700+ words
...Gasunie will secure up to 9% of stock in the North European Gas Pipeline project which will see Russian gas pumped directly to Western Europe through a pipeline across the floor of the Baltic Sea. Gazprom owns 51% in the project and is operator...
- Russia-Ukraine gas standoff; With 80 percent of Russian gas exports flowing...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor January 3, 2006 700+ words
...about 80 percent of Russian gas exports through Ukraine...average $240 paid for Russian gas in the European Union...for the same amount of Russian gas. Russia's loyal ally...charged its customers in Western Europe an average of $135...
- Russian Gas Exports Decline To Europe.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: NEFTE Compass August 2, 2001 700+ words
Russian gas exports outside...gas deliveries to Western Europe dropped in the...its imports of Russian gas by 10.2% to...European demand for Russian gas, the company intends...2000 % change Western Europe 43.6 46.0...
