DiXi Group Alert: EU antitrust settlement with Gazprom. Opportunities for Ukraine By targeting those contracts between Gazprom and its customers within the EU that use the contractual entry points on the territory and at the borders of the EU states (and where needed particularly mentioning delivery point at Veľké Kapušany), the Commission has made a […]
Weekly analytical report: May 21 – May 27 In this issue: – The Nord Stream 2 project splits apart not only Europe but also the Euro-Atlantic space, – Against this background, Russia intensifies its pipeline policy actions in southern direction, – Oil price surge caused by situation around Iran and Venezuela prompts the OPEC and Russia to revise […]
Weekly analytical report: May 14 – May 20 In this issue: – Keeping the gas transit through Ukraine depends, in particular, on the government’s ability to complete the unbundling of Naftogaz, – Even pressure in financial matters by the international partners does not motivates Ukraine to speed up energy sector reforms, – In absence of […]
Write us Energy Reforms: March 2018 review The project “Enhancing impact of civil society in monitoring and policy dialogue on energy and related sectors’ reforms in line with the Association Agreement implementation” presents the monitoring report on Ukraine’s progress in the implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU in the areas of energy and […]
Weekly analytical report: April 30 – May 13 In this issue: – . With the beginning of Nord Stream 2 construction works in Germany, discussion among key advocates and opponents of the project intensifies, – The U.S. withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal will disrupt the balance on world oil market, which may affect the production volumes and […]
Russian fairy tales: lessons for Europe from Ukraine’s history This paper is intended to show just how Russia used natural gas to reach its political goals in Ukraine: how it was used to bribe some officials and blackmail others, to influence decision-making and basically twist arms. The idea of a “Russian fairytale” offers the most […]
Relaunch of the NEURC: who applied? The second competition (updated) Two new members of the Regulator will be selected within this competition. There are 20 participants in the competition, of which 11 have participated in the previous selection process, which represents 55% of all participants. Thus, 10 persons are competing for each of the vacant […]
Weekly analytical report: April 23 – April 29 In this issue: – The government has finally made strategic decisions to improve the system of subsidies for housing and utility services for households, – Gazprom’s delay in complying with the Stockholm arbitration award affects the implementation of the gas market reform in Ukraine, – The new electricity market requires […]
Weekly analytical report: April 16 – April 22 In this issue: – The positions of the European Commission and the German government regarding the Nord Stream 2 project are still not coherent, – As long as negotiations with IMF are ongoing, the media report that Naftogaz has provided its own vision for the gas market reform and […]
Ukraine and the Association Agreement: Stuck in a Traffic Jam The project “Enhancing impact of civil society in monitoring and policy dialogue on energy and related sectors’ reforms in line with the Association Agreement implementation” presents the monitoring report on Ukraine’s progress in the implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU in the areas […]
Weekly analytical report: April 9 – April 15 In this issue: – So far, however, there are no appropriate proposals for a new transit contract from the Russian side, – Complicated situation in the gas sector is accompanied by a slowdown in reforms, – Ukraine is developing capacities to decrease the dependence on Russian energy resources in the […]
Weekly analytical report: April 2 – April 8 In this issue: – Meanwhile, Ukraine step by step continues to bring the conditions for extractive companies to best global practices, – Instead of taking hard decisions on the unprofitable state mines, the government has introduced a mechanism for their hidden subsidizing, – Oil companies associated with the Privat group […]