Mariana Liakopoulou
Shell Offered Stake in KazMunaiGas Ahead of The Kazakh Firm’s IPO
Kazakhstan’s sovereign welfare fund Samruk-Kazyna has reportedly proposed that the Anglo-Dutch major Shell acquire a minority stake,...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Mar 16, 20184 min read
Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan: Energy Dimensions of a Regional Rapprochement
After the inauguration of a full-scale partnership between Gazprom and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) along the entire gas value...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Mar 16, 20183 min read
Growth from Kashagan Set to Reach First Phase Target of 370,000bbl/d
Kazakhstan’s offshore Kashagan oilfield is steadily pumping 300,000bbl/d, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Mahambet Dosmukhambetov...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Mar 9, 20182 min read
Southern Gas Corridor: Despite the Cold Snap, 70 Percent of the Tap Pipes Are Lowered into the Alban
The recent adverse winter conditions notwithstanding, nearly 70% of pipes of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in Albania have now been...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Mar 9, 20183 min read
Astana Gasification Project Will Materialize Within the Next Year And A Half
The gasification of Astana and of the central and northern regions of Kazakhstan has to be implemented during the following year and a...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Mar 2, 20183 min read
Regional Leaders Mark the Start of Work on the Afghan Portion of TAPI
On February 23, almost two years after its groundbreaking in Turkmenistan, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov, Afghan President...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Mar 2, 20183 min read
Gas Extraction from Absheron’s First Well is on Schedule for Early 2020
Gas extraction from the first well of Absheron gas field, located some 100km south of Baku in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea,...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Feb 23, 20185 min read
SGC Ministerial Meeting: Regional Cooperation Applauded, As Search for New Suppliers Continues
On February 15, the fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) Advisory Council took place at the Heydar Aliyev Center...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Feb 23, 20184 min read
DESFA Privatization: EBRD Is In, The Dutch Are Out
On February 16, Greece’s privatization agency (Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund -HRADF) made public the details regarding...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Feb 16, 20184 min read
Agreement on Gazprom’s Participation in Iran LNG To Be Concluded Within 1H2018
On February 7, Iran’s ambassador to Russia Mahdi Sanaei expressed hope that a pertinent accord with Gazprom regarding participation of...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Feb 9, 20184 min read
CEFC Gets 1st Rosneft Shipments, As Russian Crude Exports To China via Kazakhstan Are Set To Grow
On January 29, Russia’s majority state-owned oil company Rosneft announced it has initiated crude seaborne exports to CEFC China Energy,...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Feb 2, 20187 min read
Southern Gas Corridor: EU Allots €1.9M For Trans Caspian Pipeline Study
Having earned a place into the Commission’s third list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI), published in November 2017, the proposed...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Jan 26, 20183 min read
Bulgaria Eyes Azeri Gas Supplies Via the SGC Along with Investments in GTS
Having taken over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU for the first time since its accession to the Bloc, back in...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Jan 26, 20184 min read
Kashagan Oilfield Is Back Online Following Power Outage
Oil output from Kazakhstan’s immense Kashagan field has gradually picked up following power disruptions at its onshore portion and the...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Jan 26, 20183 min read
Working Commission on TAPI Set Up, As Project Secures More Funding From SFD
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov has signed a decree on the formation of a working commission responsible for...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Jan 12, 20184 min read
Georgia Quits Russian Gas Over Azerbaijani Pipeline Gas Imports
Following a 2006 decision by the Georgian government to liberalize the small-sized, but largely import-dependent, national gas market,...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Jan 5, 20184 min read
Despite Competitive Interests, Gazprom and NIOC Inaugurate Full-Scale Energy Partnership
On December 13, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller paid a working visit to Tehran, as a result of which a number of documents were signed by the...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Jan 5, 20183 min read
Eni Granted 50% Stake in Isatay Block
On December 21, the Kazakh Energy Ministry, Kazakhstan’s state-run oil and gas firm KazMunayGas and the Italian energy major Eni SpA...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Dec 15, 20174 min read
Ashgabat Turns to Arbitration over Gas Debt Tiff with Tehran
On December 5, Turkmen President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, mandated the head of state gas company ‘’Turkmengaz’’, Myrat Archaev, to...
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Mariana Liakopoulou
Dec 15, 20172 min read
Bozumbayev Names Azerbaijan as Prospective Transit Country for Kazakhstani Oil and Gas
With annual oil volumes from Kashagan and Tengiz fields projected to reach 12-13 and 39-40 million tons, respectively, within the...
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