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The Ukrainian Communist Party has called for Ukraine's gas transport system to remain a state holding. Party leader Petro Symonenko was providing his comments on the government's draft law on the privatization of Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy. Ukraine’s Council...
France's GRTgaz and Swedish Swedegas join the Dutch-Danish-Belgian initiative to develop a 100% carbon-neutral gas supply by 2050. Both gas transport operators officially announced this engagement during the Gas Week in the European Parliament in Brussels. By signing the common commitment, the companies...
RWE AG has agreed to sell its Czech natural gas pipeline division in a deal worth about €1.2 billion ($1.5 billion). German utility signed an agreement for the sale of 100% of its shares in NET4GAS, s.r.o., the independent Gas Transmission Operator in the Czech Republic, to a consortium of Allianz...
The privatization process of Greece's DEPA & DESFA struggles ahead, amidst corporate and international antagonisms. Recently, Greek Premier Antonis Samaras held a special meeting with the Ministers in charge together with the head of the Greek privatization agency (TAIPED). Samaras...
A nominee for "Executive of the Year" at the forthcoming European Gas Conference, Paul Van Gelder, CEO of Gasunie, says 2012 was a good year for the Dutch TSO. There were some difficulties but above all a lot of successes. Some of the difficulty surrounded criticism over Gasunie's acquisition in 2007...
Reports indicate that two consortias have emerged as the front-runners for the acquistion of Total Infrastructures Gaz France (TIGF), the gas transport and storage business of Total SA. TIGF’s owns 5,000 kilometers of pipeline in southwestern France transports about 12 percent of the country’s...
Paldiski, Tallinn and Sillamäe are the best suitable locations for the construction of the Baltic liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, according to Estonian gas distribution grid operator EG Võrguteenus. In addition, the energy transmission company sees as a must the inclusion of Finland...
A record volume (38 million cubic metres) of natural gas was transported on December 6 via the border point Oude Statenzijl into the GTS network, the Dutch providers announced. That is almost 50% more than the previous record volume registered in April 2008. Oude Statenzijl is one of the Dutch-German...
Leaders from different TSOs taking to the stage showing which model rang true could have been dubbed "European Pipe Idol" quipped Dr. Colin Lyle, Managing Director, Gas Market Insights, who moderated the session entitled What is the Best TSO Model for Europe? Can we afford - or conversely benefit more...
The sale of RWE AG’s Czech natural gas pipeline division has been delayed. RWE is reported to be pushing back the November bidding deadline for NET4GAS, as a result of a recent court ruling in which RWE Transgas, the Czech unit of Germany energy company, received a favorable ruling over Gazprom...
