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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

Ukraine ends heating season with record-low gas reserves, faces urgent need for costly imports — expert

Ukraine wrapped up its heating season with the lowest gas storage levels in its history and now faces a daunting challenge: securing billions of dollars for natural gas imports to make it through the next winter, former gas transmission system chief Serhii Makohon warned on April 21.

21 April 2025, 01:18 PM

EU rejects sanctions against Russian LNG imports

EU officials have scrapped plans to ban liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Russia as part of a broader set of sanctions, citing opposition from some governments and uncertainty over viable alternatives, Reuters reported on April 16.

17 April 2025, 12:29 AM

Kremlin releases list of energy facilities covered by partial ceasefire

The Russian government has published a document describing which Ukrainian and Russian infrastructure facilities fall under the U.S.-mediated 30-day ceasefire agreement.

26 March 2025, 12:21 AM

Germany weighs ceding Nord Stream 2 ownership to US, resuming Russian gas imports — report

Germany is considering the possibility of transferring control of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to the United States, a move that could pave the way for renewed Russian gas supplies to Europe, Bild reported on March 20.

20 March 2025, 09:46 PM

Russia may be preparing to restart Nord Stream gas pipelines

Russia may be gearing up to repair and restart the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Russian publication IS reported on March 14, citing “indirect signs.”

15 March 2025, 01:23 AM

Ukraine, Europe facing fierce competition for gas, expert warns

Ukraine’s underground gas storage facilities held about 6.3 billion cubic meters by the end of February — a historic low for this time of year — posing big challenges for the 2025-26 heating season, former Energy Minister Olha Buslavets wrote on Facebook on Feb. 28.

1 March 2025, 04:55 PM

Gazprom’s gas exports to Europe via Turkish Stream hit record high

Russian energy giant Gazprom’s gas deliveries to Europe via the Turkish Stream pipeline hit a historic high in February, exceeding 55 million cubic meters per day, The Moscow Times reported on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 04:30 PM

Russian air strike targeted gas extraction well in Poltava Oblast — DTEK

During a morning missile attack on Feb. 11, the Russian military hit a gas extraction facility in Poltava Oblast, operated by DTEK, Ukraine’s largest privately held energy company.

11 February 2025, 09:27 PM

Nord Stream pipelines should be dismantled after Ukraine war, Polish president says

The Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, which were damaged in an act of sabotage in 2022, should be entirely dismantled after the end of Russia's war against Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Jan. 27.

27 January 2025, 08:08 PM

Fico seeks Turkey's help to secure Russian gas supply

Slovak PM Robert Fico and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed a plan to deliver Russian natural gas to Slovakia via Turkey, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 20.

21 January 2025, 01:18 AM

Russia eyes exporting gas to Iran

Moscow and Tehran are discussing technical issues related to plans for exporting Russian natural gas to Iran, up to 55 billion cubic meters annually, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 17.

17 January 2025, 09:38 PM

Ukraine boosts gas production with new high-yield well

Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz Group commissioned a new exploratory well with a daily production rate of 150,000 cubic meters of gas, the company’s press service reported on Dec. 23.

23 December 2024, 01:50 PM

Ukraine’s gas transit deal with Russia expires soon and won’t be renewed — Shmyhal

The natural gas transit agreement between Ukraine and Russia is set to expire on Jan. 1 and will not be renewed, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal said on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 10:12 PM

Besieged Pokrovsk cut off from gas supply

Natural gas supply to Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, will be suspended starting Dec. 12 due to the escalating situation on the frontline, regional operator Donetskoblgaz announced on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 08:02 PM

EU asks Washington to ease sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank

The European Union is pressuring the United States to explore ways to ease sanctions on Gazprombank, a crucial institution for supplying Russian natural gas to the EU, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 6.

6 December 2024, 11:19 PM

Funded by EBRD, Ukrnafta to build 100 MW of gas-powered generation capacity

Ukraine’s largest oil company Ukrnafta has secured an EUR 80 million ($84.5 million) loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to build several distributed natural gas-powered electricity generation facilities.

6 December 2024, 09:13 PM

Russia bombs Ukraine with planes Kyiv gave up 25 years ago — report

In its terror bombing campaign against Ukrainian cities, the Russian military is using strategic bombers that Ukraine handed over to settle natural gas debts in 1999, according to an investigation by RFE/RL’s Skhemy project on Nov. 26.

26 November 2024, 10:10 PM

Ukraine boosts gas production, secures heating season supply

Naftogaz subsidiaries, UkrGasVydobuvannya and Ukrnafta, increased gas production by 6% to over 12.3 billion cubic meters in the first 10 months of 2024 compared to the same period last year, Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company reported on Nov. 14.

14 November 2024, 11:35 AM

Ukraine's gas production hits highest level since start of Russian invasion in 2022

Ukraine's gas production in October 2024 reached its highest monthly level since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, according to calculations by the industry publication ExPro shared on Nov. 6.

6 November 2024, 05:59 PM

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