The main contracts between Gazprom and the Ukrainian and Moldovan parties expire at the end of 2019. Given the absence of clarity as regards the terms of new agreements and even desire of Russia to negotiate seriously, chances that we’ll see a new episode of the "gas wars" are increasing every day. “If negotiations will continue in the conditions of crisis, they could use various methods and instruments to force Ukraine to sign a contract on Russian terms, just like it happened in 2009,” Olena Pavlenko, DiXi Group President said.
The expert pointed to the risks of Gazprom's project to increase gas supplies to Europe bypassing Ukraine
Increasing dependence on external supply of petroleum products, primarily from the Customs Union countries, necessitates accelerating the work on the creation of the minimum oil and petroleum products stocks in Ukraine, as provided for by EU Directive 2009/119/EC.
11 April, DiXi Group expert Denys Nazarenko took part in the presentation of the study “War by Other Means. Kremlin's Energy Policy as a Channel of Influence” at the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic in Brussels.
DiXi Group think tank welcomes the Government’s decision to update the Action Plan implementing the Concept for Development of Ukraine’s Gas Production Industry by 2020.
President of the DiXi Group Analytical Center Olena Pavlenko took part in the round table covering Ukraine’s energy security
DiXi Group analytical center President Olena Pavlenko and Vice President Anton Antonenko met with the U.S. Assistant Secretary on Energy Resources Francis Fannon. The meeting took place on July 23 at the analytical center’s office. Representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, the American-Ukrainian Business Council and the Association of Gas Producers of Ukraine joined the meeting. The participants discussed the state of reforms in Ukraine’s energy sector.
Experts of the DiXi Group think tank have prepared factsheet - infographics about the tariffs` components and transparency of their formation.
Visiting fellows from the United States, Sergiy Logvin and Sagatom Saha, together with the experts of DiXi Group, prepared an analysis of the official U.S. position on supporting Ukraine's energy security.
A statement by independent experts of think tanks and nongovernmental organizations active in the energy sector and consistently supporting economic reforms in it to - President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko - Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman - Parliamentary majority fraction leaders
President of the DiXi Group Olena Pavlenko attended a hearing Association Agreements, Beyond Rhetoric at the European Parliament dedicated to the progress of implementing Association Agreements in Ukraine and Moldova. Among other things, such topics as energy, combating corruption, cross-border cooperation, political dialog, and human rights were discussed during the Ukrainian panel.
Creation of the gas hub in Ukraine plays an important role in achieving gas supply diversification and liberalization of Ukrainian gas market. Gas hubs concentrate large quantity of gas supply that assures long-term energy security for the country, as well as gas-on-gas competition, which pushes the prices down. Gas hub will furthermore contribute to the improvement of overall business environment in Ukraine and to further Ukrainian integration into the European Union.