The main news of the last week is blocking of the largest upstream company Neftegazdobycha, a subsidiary of DTEK owned by Rinat Akhmetov, by the state authorities. Neftegazdobycha became an unwilling hostage of the sharp conflict between the state and oligarch that led to the meetings of miners near to Verkhovna Rada and the Presedential Administration.
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OIL AND GAS FIELD WEEKLY REVIEW
UKRAINIAN COMPANIES
General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine blocks operation of Naftogazvydobuvannya — CEO
Ukrgazvydobuvannya will strengthen the safeguard of condensate line in Poltava region
Chernomorneftegaz: was ordered to forget?
Naftogaz transferred to Gazprom another 20 million USD as a prepayment
Ministry of Energy will make a plan to restructure Naftogaz
Naftogaz calculated losses from gas supply to the population
Naftogaz will not enter into a separate contract on Donbass with Gazprom
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
Total’s head expects to keep production in oil market in 2015
Statoil commissioned Valemon field
Spain’s Repsol announced the discovery of new natural gas deposits in Algeria
Four oil fields were discovered in Kuwait
INFRASTRUCTURE
Newly appointed manager of Ukrtransnafta did not show up for work
Ukraine pumped into UGS over 0.3 BCM of gas from April 1 to 19
Electricity production in Ukraine decreased by 12.8% in the first quarter 2015
Electricity consumption in Ukraine decreased by 10.5% in the first quarter 2015
Miners demand the resignation of Energy Minister
Ukrtransnafta increased net profit 2.4 times in the first quarter
POLITICS AND WORLD
In March, oil production in the USA rose to its maximum since 1973
Ukraine’s concentration standards in energy sector are harmonized with the European ones- expert
The Cabinet of Ministers approved plan to reform oil and gas sector
Ukraine is looking for an international operator to develop domestic gas production - Demchyshyn
