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WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST 12-18.10.2015

 
The main news of this week was signing of agreement for gas supply in winter between Naftogaz of Ukraine and Gazprom. Thus, Ukraine will be provided with gas in the next six months. Already in the first days after the signing, Russian gas supplies to Ukraine exceeded 100 MMCM of gas per day. The Cabinet of Ministers allocated 500 million USD to purchase gas, another 300 million USD shall be provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, but the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry strongly opposed the terms of EBRD.
 
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OIL AND GAS FIELD WEEKLY REVIEW
UKRAINIAN COMPANIES
The Radical Party proposes the Verkhovna Rada to eliminate Naftogaz
Former officials of Naftogaz - brothers Katsuba – were declared wanted
Galnaftogaz leased out its Crimean petrol stations
Ukrgazdobycha declares non-compliance with the terms of JA agreement by Karpatygaz and Misen
Ukrnafta must pay 14 billion UAH of missing funds by the end of the year - SSU
Nadra of Ukraine was left by Kyiv court the share of 24% in gas production at Sakhalinskoe field
Naftogaz of Ukraine expects to become a deficit-free in 2016
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
Naftogaz and Gazprom signed an addendum to the contract
Gazprom resumed gas supplies to Ukraine
INFRASTRUCTURE
Coal production in Ukraine fell by 44.5% for 9 months of 2015
Ukrtransnefteprodukt was again left without a leader
Ukrtransgaz injected 125 MMCM of gas into UGS since early October
Ukraine imported coal worth 1.25 billion USD for 9 months of 2015
Ukrtransnafta lost over half a billion UAH because of conclusion of unfavorable for the company contracts
POLITICS AND WORLD
Parliamentarians intend to eliminate Naftogaz
US House of Representatives supported removal of a ban against oil exports