CJSC oil company "Russneft" is planning to ivest about 600 million rubles to Krasnodar refinery development. Such an announcement has been made by the oil company "Russneft" President Mikhail Gutseriev in the course of regular meeting of the Oil company leadership and the leaders of Krasnodar region.
"Lukloil" company has announced about discovery of a large oil-gas condensate field on the licensed area "Severny" in north part of the Caspian sea.
On the forthcoming summit EuroAsES in St. Petersburg on January 25 "Gasprom" and the company "Uzbekneftegas" are to sign two agreements on cooperation in Uzbekistan oil and gas complex with total amount of about 1,5 billion dollars.
On Monday evening the next maximum of electric energy consumption was passed, which constituted 150,3 thousand MWt. Unified Energy System CEO Anatoly Chubais declared it on Tuesday morning at the meeting of operative headquarter of the company.
Europe is concerned of Russian gas supplies` shortage in the view of approaching frost. Poland, Italy, Hungary, Rumania and Bosnia declared about reduction of supplies.
Uzbekistan is to supply 9 billion cubic meters of gas to Russia at the price of $60/a thousand cubic meters. Such an agreement has been reached in the course of visit of Aleksei Miller, "Gasprom" chairman of the Board of Directors, to Tashkent where he had talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov.
Power engineering specialists will introduce limitation on energy supply in Moscow region starting from 8:00 of Monday.
Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Georgia negotiates about import of Iranian gas to the republic.
For 2 days Gazprom has increased gas export in Ukrainian direction by 57 millions cubic meters per day. This information was cited during Gazprom meeting about gas supplies to Russian and foreign consumers in period of sharp temperature drop. The meeting was held under leadership of vice-president of the company Alexander Anahehkov.
Ukrainian premier-minister Yuri Ekhanurov admitted validity of Russian claims to meat transit through Ukrainian territory.
Planned on January 21 signing of contracts between "Ukrainian Naftogas", "Gazprom" and RosUkrEnergo has been postponed for 4 days. This was announced by press-secretary of Ukrainian minister of Fuel and Energy Lilia Klochko. By her words, "Gazprom" delegation will arrive to Kiev on January 25.
By 18:00 of Thursday capital passed new maximum peak of electric energy consumption - 16000 megawatts, announced the head of municipal service Petr Aksenov. The growth of energy use is caused by severe frost.
Russian frost turned out to be a serious factor, which influenced daily routine not only of Russians but Europeans.
Russia will have to open strategic fuel stocks due to abnormally hard frosts. This decision has been prepared and will be put forward to Mikhail Fradkov - the Russian prime-minister.
Because of frost petroleum production reduces in Russia. On January 17, volumes of oil production amounted to 1.28 millions tons, which is 4200 tons less than the day before. Among companies that cut down production because of frost are "Lucoil", "Rosneft", Yukos and TNK-VR.
Since January 20 Russia is to establish the final ban against all animal breeding production from Ukraine.
Gasprom shortens gas supply to Europe because of severe frost in Russia. Hungary has already reported about gas supply shortage. Gas supply to other countries is also expected.
Russian regions refuse to pay united social tax in amount of 26% from rise in wages, appropriated to doctors and teachers within the frames of priority national projects.
Aerospace corporation Boeing intends to invest $2.5 milliards in Russia during 5 next years.
Moscow stock exchange stopped auctions before the appointed time in connection with possible electric power supply failure. Auctions have been stopped at 2 p.m. today until Janyary 18 morning, in order to avoid nullifying transactions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the federal Act "About special economic zone in Kaliningrad region and about alterations in some legislative acts of the Russian Federation"
Rate of Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory will be less than agreed $1.6 in next 4 years. This was announced by vice-president of "Gazprom" Alexander Medvedev during press-conference.
Gazprom and Turkmenistan agreed to clarify price formula for Turkmen gas purchase by July 1, 2006.
Moldavia and Gazprom have come to agreement - price for gas will amount to $100 for 1000 cubic meter in first quarter of 2006.
"Russian United Energy System" warned approximately 100 Moscow organizations about possible limitation of energy supply, starting from January 17.