To pay or not to pay Gazprom, that’s the $7 billion question
With Russia sticking Ukraine with a $7 billion bill for not purchasing enough of its above market-priced natural gas last
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Facts about Russian Gazprom’s $7 billion bill to Ukraine’s Naftogaz
Just hours before Ukraine signed a $10 billion deal with Royal Dutch Shell on Jan. 24 to extract shale gas
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Bulgaria’s Belene referendum campaign sends political rivals into meltdown
If there was any doubt that Bulgaria’s referendum on the future development of nuclear energy was a proxy war between
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Ukraine signs $10 billion shale gas deal with Shell
Ukraine has signed a $10 billion shale gas exploration deal with Royal Dutch Shell — a major step in weaning
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Prague in regional deals: Analysts say recent gas mega-deal part of trend in Central and Eastern Europe
The recently announced multibillion-dollar purchase of a Slovak gas group by the Czech investment fund Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH)
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EU funds for Bulgaria nuclear decommissioning being used inefficiently – MEPs
European Parliament’s budgetary controls committee has voted a resolution chastising three European Union member states that have been granted EU
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Hungary: E.ON buy-back ‘too costly’ for government
If the reports leaked so far are true, the government will pay 500 millioneuro more for the two Hungarian gas
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Bulgaria reports 186M leva in concession revenue in 2012
Revenue from mining extraction concessions in Bulgaria tripled in 2012, reaching 186 million leva, compared to 62 million leva the
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Azarov: Ukraine steaming ahead with diversification of gas sources
Ukraine is making a lot of progress in its attempt to diversify gas supplies to avoid paying extortionate prices to
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