Hungary to plug into Gazprom and South Stream as Ukraine gas bypass takes shape
Published: 10 March, 2009, 21:09
The South Stream gas pipeline project, to supply gas to Europe bypassing Ukraine, is a step closer to reality.
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09.02.2010, 21:24
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France has agreed to sell the Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia. The Russian Navy also has its eyes on three more similar vessels in the future.
22.04.2010, 19:23
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Reviewing the recent deal for a significant discount in gas price for Ukraine, Russian PM Putin said that this is a unique case and jokingly warned other partners against asking Russia for the same concessions.
Russia could about to get a slice of carmaker Opel if the German government approves a bid from the Canadian Magna corporation.
Environmental impact checks are being carried out on the Nord Stream pipeline that’s to be laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The pipe will be an alternative route to take Russian gas to European consumers.
Bulgaria is about to suspend such major energy deals with Russia as the South Stream gas pipeline project and Belene Nuclear Power Plant construction, the Russian daily newspaper Vedomosti reports.
Gazprom and E.ON have finalized an asset swap which will see the German energy giant with a stake in the Yuzhno-Russkoye gas field after four years of talks.
Finally, Russia and Ukraine have clinched a deal that makes them both winners, Kirill Bessonov says, a political analyst with the Moscow News newspaper.
24.11.2009, 20:05
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A state-of-the-art French warship has sailed into St. Petersburg – not only peacefully, but also with hopes that the largest deal ever struck between Russia and a Western country could be on the cards.
Austria is the latest country to sign up to the South Stream gas pipeline project. The agreement was sealed on Saturday as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Vienna.
22.06.2010, 10:51
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Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has ordered the government halt the transit of Russian gas to Europe until Gazprom pays off its existing debt for gas transit, according to Itar-Tass news agency.
Published: 10 March, 2009, 21:09
The South Stream gas pipeline project, to supply gas to Europe bypassing Ukraine, is a step closer to reality.