June 23, 2020 by Aura Sabadus

Ukraine is shaping its gas infrastructure and regulations to integrate into the EU market. On the infrastructure front, its interconnectors with neighbours, extensive pipeline network and storage facilities are making it an increasingly important European player, explains Aura Sabadus writing for the Atlantic Council. The gradual opening up to EU free market rules are evidenced by its gas prices following those of the EU. Ukraine's attractive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies Tagged With: competition, Distribution, ENTSOG, EU, gas, Gazprom, interconnectors, markets, prices, Russia, Transmission, Ukraine

October 15, 2019 by Aura Sabadus

For over 30 years the Trans-Balkan pipeline has been used to pump Russian gas to southeast Europe. But Russia’s construction of the new TurkStream pipelines can open the door for the Trans-Balkan to be re-purposed, explains Aura Sabadus writing for the Atlantic Council. Going forward, LNG can be imported into Turkey and Greece and pumped back up the same pipes to serve the region, reducing dependence on Russian gas. However, such a plan would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Markets, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: gas, Greece, LNG, Nordstream, Politics, Russia, turkey, Turkstream, Ukraine