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WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST 14-20.09.2015

 
The main news of this issue is devoted to the situation in the industry on the eve of the entry into force on October 1st the law On natural gas market. Several important bills and resolutions to determine operation of producing companies are to be taken in a matter of days. The issue involves formation of gas reserve stock, revision of royalty rates, refusal of production under the «joint activity» and transition to a production sharing agreement, law on a regulator, increasing quality requirements for gas and many other things.
 
CONTENTS
 
OIL AND GAS FIELD WEEKLY REVIEW
UKRAINIAN COMPANIES
Situation around Neftegazdobycha may lead to more expensive gas – an expert
An agreement was reached with the new head of Ukrnafta regarding company’s dividends - Yatsenyuk
Ukrgazdobycha announced repair at Shebelinka GPP, Yablunivka GPD and TGCSP Bazilivshchina
Ukrgazvydobuvannya reduced gas production by 5.4% in August
Karpatygaz is preparing a lawsuit against Ukraine amounting to 3 billion USD
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
Gazprom continues supplying gas to the occupied Donbass territories
Ukraine will receive Shell’s best practices in shale gas production project
Why Shell leaves shale projects
INFRASTRUCTURE
Ukraine’s “gas basket”: which will be the share of domestic gas?
Former head of Ukrtransnafta Alexander Lazorko was declared wanted
Ukrtransnafta is going to increase oil transportation up to 15.5 to 16 million tons in 2015
NEURC approved investment program-2015 of Ukrtransgaz in the amount of 2.7 billion UAH
POLITICS AND WORLD
“Blue fuel” cost for Ukraine will not be lower - Kobolev
Ukraine is negotiating with India and China to develop unconventional gas fields
Yatsenyuk ordered an independent report on the situation in energy sector
Russia decreased gas production by 6.3% for 8 months 2015
The Verkhovna Rada registered a bill on gas tariff reduction