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Naftogaz sells gas for first time since 2022

Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz sold natural gas on the national Energy Exchange on May 20, for the first time since Russia’s 2022 invasion, industry outlet ExPro reported on May 21.

21 May, 10:44 PM

Naftogaz looks for partners to develop Black Sea gas field

Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz is negotiating with Romania’s OMV Petrom to jointly develop a gas field on the Black Sea shelf, Reuters reported on March 16.

17 March, 02:48 AM

Ukraine gas prices jump 20% amid Middle East conflict

Natural gas prices on Ukraine’s domestic market rose 20% in recent days to 27,800 hryvnias ($637) per 1,000 cubic meters (with VAT) on March 3, amid global LNG supply disruptions caused by the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, energy news outlet ExPro reported.

4 March, 01:15 PM

First shipment of U.S. LNG bound for Ukraine

Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz, in partnership with French multinational TotalEnergies, secured a shipment of liquefied natural gas from the United States, routed through the Deutsche ReGas terminal in the Baltic Sea, Naftogaz announced on Feb. 23.

23 February, 08:41 PM

Naftogaz busts $4M gas theft scheme in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz, together with the National Police Strategic Investigations Department, uncovered a scheme to steal natural gas worth 164 million hryvnias ($3.9 million) in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, CEO Sergii Koretskyi announced on his Facebook page on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 07:16 PM

Russia amassing Shaheds for future attacks, Zelenskyy warns

The Russian military is stockpiling Shahed UAVs and missiles for further attacks on Ukraine’s power grid as winter approaches, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 7.

7 November 2025, 08:58 PM

Ukraine short $750 million for gas imports—Zelenskyy

Ukraine is about $750 million short of the $2 billion it needs for additional natural gas imports to cover its winter needs, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 10:38 PM

Government to spend $201 million on extra gas imports as winter approaches

The Cabinet has allocated an additional UAH8.4 billion ($201 million) to import natural gas for the upcoming heating season, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 10:43 PM

Government to keep fixed gas prices for households—Zelenskyy

The Cabinet will soon extend the price freeze on natural gas sold to household consumers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Oct. 7.

8 October 2025, 02:32 AM

Russia determined to knock out Ukraine’s natural gas wells, Zelenskyy says

Moscow will do anything it can to prevent Ukraine from producing its own natural gas, meaning that Kyiv will have to spend more to import the fuel ahead of winter, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 6.

7 October 2025, 02:16 AM

Eight EU countries still import Russian gas

Eight European Union countries continue to buy Russian natural gas, European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said on Sept. 19, according to The Guardian.

19 September 2025, 09:42 PM

China to buy more Russian natural gas

Russia's state monopoly Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) are negotiating to boost annual natural gas deliveries through the Power of Siberia pipeline by 6 billion cubic meters beginning in 2031, Reuters reported on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 01:33 AM

Norway gives Ukraine $100 million to shore up gas supply

The Norwegian government has granted Ukraine NOK1 billion ($98.3 million) to purchase natural gas, Sergii Koretsky, CEO of Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz, said on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 09:44 PM

What Ukraine must do amid Trump’s changing stance on Putin?

We’re all following the news and noticing a shift in Donald Trump’s rhetoric regarding Russia and Putin personally. Secondary sanctions — now being discussed more seriously — could hit the Kremlin where it hurts.

6 August 2025, 02:16 PM

Ukraine wins $1.37 billion court case against Russia’s Gazprom

The International Arbitration Tribunal has ordered Russia’s Gazprom natural gas monopoly to pay Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz $1.37 billion, Naftogaz Chairman Serhiy Koretsky said in a Facebook post on June 23.

24 June 2025, 01:26 AM

Gazprom abandons Turkey gas hub project — report

Russian state natural gas monopoly Gazprom has shelved plans to create a new gas hub in Turkey, effectively giving up hope to reclaim lost market share in Europe after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on June 3.

4 June 2025, 02:11 AM

Gazprom working on new Serbian gas supply contract

Russia’s state gas monopoly Gazprom is working on a new contract to supply natural gas to Serbia, Russian Deputy PM Alexander Novak said on May 19, according to Reuters.

19 May 2025, 11:38 PM

US, Russia explore resuming Russian gas supplies to Europe — report

Officials in Washington and Moscow held talks about U.S. assistance to resume Russian natural gas sales to Europe, Reuters reported on May 8, citing eight sources familiar with the discussions.

8 May 2025, 08:37 PM

Turkmenistan to double gas output as China, India drive global demand

Worldwide natural gas consumption peaked in 2024, contributing 35% to the growth in primary energy supply, and is projected to increase by 2% annually in 2025-2026, Mohamed Hamel, Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), said on April 24, speaking at the International Forum on Attracting Foreign Investment to Turkmenistan’s Economy, as reported by Interfax.

24 April 2025, 03:55 PM

Naftogaz rushes to import gas facing record-low reserves

Ukraine's Naftogaz - national gas provider - has contracted 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas abroad since the start of 2025, the company wrote on April 21.

21 April 2025, 02:11 PM

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