PGNiG: Poland buys less gas from Russia and more LNG

In relation to media releases shared by Gazprom, PGNiG informs that the growth of imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracted from Qatar, Norway and the USA, was tenfold higher than the growth of imports of natural gas from Russia. Compared to purchases of gas from Russia, a rise in LNG imports was also greater […]

Western sanctions: Little impact to Russia’s oil and gas sector

It is expected that Western restrictions, imposed on Russia by the United States and the European Union after the annexation of Crimea, will become troublesome for the state’s economy only in a few years. The Russians are currently managing all resources they have at their disposals; in addition, they have been also maximally exploiting the […]

Manuscripts don’t burn. A chance for a new TTIP?

The meeting of the President of the United States and the president of the European Commission surprised the commentators. Above the angry rhetoric, Donald Trump, decided to give a positive a signal to Jean-Claude Juncker, representative of Europe, writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

OSW: Controversies over the extraction of Black Sea gas in Romania

On 9 July, the Romanian parliament passed an act regulating oil and gas extraction from offshore fields in the Black Sea. The leader of the government coalition, Liviu Dragnea, is arguing that the new regulations will make Romania self-sufficient in terms of gas production and will end its dependence on imports from Russia. The new […]

PISM: The Importance of Russia’s Second-Generation Elite

The appointment of Dmitry Patrushev, the son of the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, to a ministerial post is a symbol of the ongoing shift of power to a younger generation of Russian leaders. A growing group of so-called “Kremlin Kids” hold significant, even though not visible, positions in the power structures, enabling […]

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