Roman Kupchinsky

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• February 02, 2007

  Ukraine: Putin Proposes Greater Pipeline Cooperation

  Russian Vladimir Putin speaking at the press conference on February 1 (ITAR-TASS) February 2, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- During his February 1 press conference --> http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/02/1ecf2ec4-b70d-4e3d-9fa9-15cefb2692b6.html , Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian officials had discussed the "unification" of the Ukrainian-Russian gas-transportation system with Ukrainian officials.

• January 12, 2007

  EU Alternatives

  EU ministers are asking once again: Is Russia a reliable fuel supplier? And should they be looking elsewhere?

• January 08, 2007

  Russia: Gazprom Looks Ahead To A New Year

  (epa) January 8, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- In 2006, Gazprom came under fire internationally for its tactics of bumping up the prices Russia's neighbors must pay for gas.

• January 03, 2007

  Finding A Solution In The Coal Beds

  As Kyiv attempts to replace imported natural gas with coal in generating power, its own huge reserves of methane have been touted as a better alternative.

• December 27, 2006

  Ukraine: Entry To Russia's Energy Market Discussed

  (RFE/RL) December 27, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Following his talks in Kyiv with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 22, Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych announced that they had discussed the possibility of their countries jointly producing Russian and Caspian gas and oil.

• December 21, 2006

  A Dirty Fix For An Old Problem

  Eastern Europe's notorious "gas junkie" is looking to coal to help ease its dependence on Russia. But is the country's creaking coal industry up to the challenge?

• December 05, 2006

  Security | NATO eyes threat of 'energy coercion'

  PRAGUE, December 5, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- During the recent NATO summit in Riga, U.S. Senator Richard Lugar urged the alliance to declare that an energy boycott of any member be seen as an act of coercion against all members of the alliance and one that requires a collective response.

• November 23, 2006

  Energy To Top Summit Agenda

  When leaders from the EU and Russia meet in Helsinki on November 24, much of the discussion will be focused on energy.

• November 20, 2006

  Baltic Sea: Sweden's Nord Stream 'Dilemma'

  Work on the pipeline began in 2005 (epa) WASHINGTON, November 20, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Krister Wahlback, a former ambassador and security-policy adviser to former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, said recently that the Nord Stream pipeline construction could encounter difficulties as, although it will be outside Sweden's territorial waters, it will be within the country's exclusive economic zone.

• November 10, 2006

  Turkmenistan: Potential 'Super-Giant' Emerges On Energy Scene

  (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON, November 10, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Turkmenistan's discovery of a "super-giant" natural-gas field with reserves of 7 trillion cubic meters could significantly alter the energy playing field if confirmed. Such a massive new source of gas could cause Western Europe and Russia to rethink their current strategies for ensuring gas deliveries, and threaten some highly touted projects.

• October 23, 2006

  Gas Shortage For A Gas Giant?

  Last winter, Ukrainians were left shivering after Russia cut off gas supplies. This year, it could be Russians feeling the freeze.

• October 15, 2006

  Russia: The Shtokman Gas Game

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin at their latest meeting, in Dresden on October 10 (epa) It is unclear why Gazprom has decided to go it alone in developing the Shtokman fields, but it seems clear it is using the project for political leverage.

• October 10, 2006

  Ukraine: Deciphering New Russian Gas Deal

  (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON, October 10, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko raised more than a few eyebrows when he told journalists in Kyiv on October 6 that Ukraine will not import Russian gas for domestic consumption next year.

• September 21, 2006

  Ukraine: Gongadze Case Still Unsolved, Despite Pushing

  It is over six years since Heorhiy Gongadze's disappearance (RFE/RL) The Gongadze murder case has been the most politicized crime in Ukraine's 15 years as an independent state. Now, six years after the disappearance of Internet journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, the case is still not fully solved -- to the frustration of many Ukrainians.

• September 20, 2006

  Salmon Injunction Could Aid Gazprom's Sakhalin Bid

  No company, it seems, not even international energy giant Shell, can act with impunity in Russia.

• September 18, 2006

  The Mystery Of Yushchenko's Poisoning

  Two years after the apparent poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko, the case remains shrouded in mystery and nowhere near resolution.

• September 08, 2006

  Russia: Moscow Mulls Its China Energy Strategy

  Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller and Dmitry Medvedev, first deputy prime minister and chairman of Gazprom's board of directors (epa) WASHINGTON, September 8, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- As Russia prepares to sell natural gas to China, Russian experts have been busy creating a number of scenarios for such future sales. The one Russian President Vladimir Putin selects will not just have an impact on gas customers in Asia, but will also drastically affect the economic development of Siberia and Russia's Far East.

• August 14, 2006

  An OPEC For Natural Gas?

  For years, many in the Kremlin have dreamed of a cartel for gas producers. Has Gazprom begun turning this dream into reality?

• August 09, 2006

  Taking The Gas Test

  One of the first items on the agenda of Ukraine's newly formed cabinet will be the question of future gas supplies from Russia.

• August 04, 2006

  Ukraine: Fresh Gongadze Rumors Surface

  Heorhiy Gongadze (AFP) New accusations over the murder of the Ukrainian journalist Heorhiy Gongadze implicate Oleksandr Moroz, leader of the Socialist Party.

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