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Ukraine will push Russia for lower gas price

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UKRAINE

Ukraine-Russia gas dispute.

Russian energy influence in Moldova will decline

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MOLDOVA

The decision to make Vestmodtransgaz the transmission system operator (TSO) will facilitate the overhaul of national gas utility MoldovaGaz. It will also deprive Russia of…

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

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EASTERN EUROPE

The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…

Russia and Europe both stand to lose in gas war

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RUSSIA

The day before, President Vladimir Putin again described the incidents as "terrorism". He told an October 31 press conference that Gazprom had been allowed to participate in the…

Russian gas cut-off spurs Balkans to diversify

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BALKANS

The product of years of efforts, the terminal will now help Balkan governments deal with the interruption of Russian gas deliveries and accelerate diversification. Bulgaria, cut…

Turkmen gas plans will balance China and Russia

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TURKMENISTAN

Turkmen leaders rarely visit foreign countries. The visit to Beijing aimed at securing Chinese commitment to completing a new natural gas pipeline through Tajikistan and…

Russia’s war in Ukraine puts Gazprom at risk

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RUSSIA

In October the government of Moldova decided to cease buying natural gas from Gazprom, having secured sufficient supplies from alternative sources at a lower price. Although…

Russian gas cut would hurt EU’s eastern members most

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EASTERN EUROPE

Energy exports have been Russia’s potent weapon against Europe since the Ukraine war began. When NS1 closed for maintenance in July, fears mounted that flows would not resume…

Moldovan gas sector partly decouples from Russia

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MOLDOVA

Gas is still coming from Russia at a reduced rate, but all of it is now going to the separatist Transnistria region to allow it to generate affordable electricity for Moldova. As…

TurkStream’s Balkan route to Europe is not guaranteed

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BALKANS

At the third attempt, Bulgarian state-owned gas network operator Bulgartransgaz has established market interest in filling a new pipeline extending the Russian-Turkish TurkStream…