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A plan to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas looks shakyFOR YEARS, western European countries have worried about their access to gas, almost two-fifths of which is supplied by Russian [...]

OAO GazpromEs revised Shtokman plan, which includes development of supergiant gas condensate field located in Barents Sea, is discussed. Russia's intentions to retain control over its energy resources as well as its energy supplies to Europe and Asia are described.

State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd plans to foray into shipping by either buying or leasing long-term seven to eight carriers to bring gas from its Sabine Pass fields in the US [...]

Yamal peninsula production will provide significant supply through large-diameter, multi-line system Development of the enormous Siberian reserves and rapid expansion of gas markets led to the creation of a multiple-line [...]

Gazprom Marketing and Trading is planning to grow the number of its London front office staff at the start of 2011. The firm plans to move to a new headquarters [...]

Russian's OAO Gazprom (Nasdaq: OZGPY; LSE: OGZD; DAX: GAZ; RTS: GAZP ) has confirmed reports that it is planning to enter Israel's offshore oil and gas exploration industry. 'We are [...]

Russia's Gazprom is planning to invest in Israel and acquire 50% of private Israeli company that holds licenses to offshore deposits, form a joint venture, and start exploration, reports 'Interfax', [...]

Forts, the futures and options division of the Russian Trading System Stock Exchange, is planning to expand its suite of single stock options. Forts already offers futures and options on [...]

Russia's Gazprom and Finland's Fortum Oyj are studying the feasibility of building the North Transgas project, involving a 1,800-mi pipe line in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea [...]

Gazprom may take part in the development of Venezuela's gasfields says the deputy fuel and energy minister, Aleksei Miller. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will visit Moscow in [...]

Gazprom plans to start production at the Zapolyarniye field, in western Siberia, in September. A 35bn cm/y gas treatment plant will come on stream at the field in the third [...]

Growing oil and gas production in Russia and in the Caspian region over the next decade should enable Ukraine to capture more transit business -- if it can provide an [...]

Russia's Gazprom and Finland's Fortum Oyj are expected to sign a letter of intent with two unnamed German companies to create a consortium for their long-planned North Transgas pipe line [...]

* Gazprom announced plans to explore and develop petroleum reserves on Block 26, in India's Bay of Bengal. Work will be undertaken within the framework of a production-sharing agreement with [...]

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom wants to increase domestic prices 30%, to maintain investments at a suitable level. This is a necessity to retain current production levels, claims the director of [...]

The old guard is being broken up and outsiders now dominate the board of directors. Expectations are high that sought-after reforms and restructuring will now be implemented. RUSSIA'S giant natural [...]

* Gazprom is planning to develop the Shtokmanov gasfield, on the Barents Sea shelf. Gas is to be supplied to the mainland via a subsea [...]

* The Federation Council, parliament's upper chamber, approved a bill admitting the eligibility of the giant Shtokomanovskoye gasfield in the Barents Sea for development under production-sharing terms. President Putin is [...]

* Overgas, the private gas supply firm 50% owned by Gazprom, is to build a $21m piped-gas supply network in Sofia, according to a company spokeswoman. Founded in 1992, Overgas [...]

THE RUSSIAN gas monopoly, Gazprom, plans to boost natural gas exports to 130bn cubic metres (cm) next year from an estimated 126bn cm in 1999. Extra gas will flow through [...]

In need of added natural gas export Capacity, Gazprom is looking at building two more gas pipelines parallel to its planned 1,213-km Blue Stream gas pipeline, to be laid from [...]

As Privatisation International went to press, first Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Aksyonenko denied reports that the government had considered transferring the state's stake in gas giant Gazprom. Last month, the [...]

Russia-based OAO Gazprom is planning to pull out of talks to purchase a 62.4 percent stake in the Kovytka gas field from TNK-BP. Gazprom has raised concern over Russia Petroleum's possible loss of its license to operate in the Kovytka field. Meanwhile, The Slovakian government is planning to repurchase a 49 percent stake in SPP from E.On Ruhrgas.

The Croatian government has tapped Adria LNG consortium to build its planned liquefied natural gas terminal in Krk island. Croatia-based INA, on the other hand, has accepted MOL Rt's purchase offer. Meanwhile, Russia-based OAO Gazprom and E.On AG have signed an agreement, under which the latter will buy a 25 percent-minus-one-share in Severneftegazprom.