Roman Kupchinsky

Also by Roman Kupchinsky

• April 08, 2008

  To Steady EU And Ukrainian Courses, Rock The Boat

  Integrating Ukraine into Western structures could ensure access to crucial gas supplies, while sparing Kyiv a fate as a Russian lackey.

• October 16, 2007

  Old Questions For New Odesa-Brody Extension Proposal

  Can a new agreement between Baltic and Caucasus countries restore the pipeline to its original purpose: pumping Caspian oil to Europe, and reducing the continent's energy dependence on Russia?

• October 11, 2007

  The Mysterious Gas Debt to Gazprom

  Ukraine has reached an agreement on its $2.2 billion debt to Gazprom, but one outstanding question remains -- how was such a large debt accrued in the first place?

• October 04, 2007

  Gazprom Sends Message To Nascent Parliament

  The timing of Gazprom's threat to reduce supplies to Ukraine by the end of October unless outstanding debts are paid is curious, coming as the votes of Ukraine's parliamentary elections are still being counted and with the formation of a new government on the way.

• September 04, 2007

  Russia: Gazprom Gears Up For Image Makeover

  (epa) September 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Gazprom is attempting to show a new face to the world, one that will lure Western clients and shareholders into viewing the company and its business practices in a better light.

• August 27, 2007

  Ankara Seeks Role As East-West 'Energy Bridge'

  Turkey hopes its role in linking Europe with energy supplies to the East will speed up its EU membership bid and help reassert its dominance in the region.

• July 31, 2007

  Ukraine: At The Center Of The East-West Drug Trade

  Bags of poppy straw confiscated along the Ukraine-Russia border (ITAR-TASS) July 31, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) agents this month netted 174 kilograms of heroin in a raid conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Turkish law-enforcement organizations.

• July 16, 2007

  Russia: Gazprom Looks To A LNG Future

  By 2010, LNG could account for one-third of gas trade (AFP) July 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Russia is positioning itself to become a major player in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business.

• July 09, 2007

  Energy: Is Gazprom's Investment Drive Feasible?

  Medvedev: Fears of gas shortages in Russia "groundless" (AFP) July 9, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The chairman of the board of Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, says the company plans by 2030 to invest $420 billion in exploration and new gas-production facilities -- all with the aim of ensuring Russia will have enough gas to meet its domestic and export obligations.

• June 28, 2007

  Russia/Ukraine: Pipeline Conflict Resurfaces

  (RFE/RL) June 28, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- With the December deadline for signing a new gas-supply contract approaching, Ukrainian and Russian officials have been holding preliminary meetings to sound each other out.

• June 20, 2007

  World: Clock Ticking On Global Oil Supply

  Russian oil wells will be pumping air in 23 years, according to BP (file photo) (ITAR-TASS) June 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The debate over how much readily accessible oil remains on Earth has been revived with the release of a new report that suggests there is enough to last about 40 years.

• June 13, 2007

  Russia: BP-TNK, Gazprom, And The Kovytka Gas Field

  A gas-production facility run by a TNK-BP subsidiary in Russia (file photo) (ITAR-TASS) June 13, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- There are fears that, after almost four years of negotiations, the British-Russian joint company TNK-BP will be forced to cede control of the Kovytka gas field to Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom.

• May 30, 2007

  Russia: Gazprom Hones Its Strategy On Ukraine

  Valery Golubev (ITAR-TASS) May 30, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Valery Golubev, the deputy chairman of Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom's Management Committee, said in April that the price of gas charged by Gazprom to Ukraine will depend on how closely the economies of both countries are prepared to cooperate, the Ukrainian website proUA.com reported.

• March 29, 2007

  Kyiv Assassination Leaves Trail Of Intrigue

  The killing of a controversial businessman is dredging up questions remaining from Ukraine's bitterly contested 2004 presidential election.

• March 20, 2007

  Vision Of Global Gas Cartel Gains Clarity

  Speculation about a "gas OPEC" is on the rise as a meeting of top gas-exporting countries approaches.

• March 19, 2007

  Hungary | EU's pipeline dream threatened

  March 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The European Union craves energy, but not to the extent that it wants to see members break rank to secure it.

• March 07, 2007

  Tymoshenko Discusses EU, Energy In Washington

  One of the most visible and dynamic symbols of the Orange Revolution has made her first visit to the United States in 10 years.

• February 21, 2007

  Russia/Ukraine: Origins Of Putin's 'Revolutionary Development' A Mystery

  (RFE/RL) February 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin stirred up a hornet's nest when he publicly announced earlier this month that the Ukrainian government had approached Russia with the idea of unifying the countries' respective gas-pipeline networks.

• February 19, 2007

  Russia: Could Gazprom Become 'Coalprom'?

  Russia has the world's second-largest coal reserves (ITAR-TASS) February 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- In recent years, Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom has purchased oligarch Roman Abramovich's oil major Sibneft and has forced the Royal Dutch Shell oil company into surrendering part of its ownership in the Sakhalin-2 project. But the gas giant wants more.

• February 06, 2007

  'An OPEC For Gas'

  When Russia's president said recently that the idea of creating a natural-gas cartel was "interesting," it was not his first mention of such an idea.

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