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The Russians are working to undermine the credibility of Ukraine as a reliable gas partner despite the failure of the Stockholm arbitration tribunal. This time, they reach for mathematics to use it for manipulation. Once again, Russian calculators count differently than European ones – writes Piotr Stępiński, editor of BiznesAlert.pl.

PGNiG wants to use drones to look for hydrocarbons and protect gas pipelines. A discussion on this subject took place in Warsaw.

After an unfavourable verdict from a Stockholm arbitration court in its dispute with Naftogaz, Gazprom has unilaterally refused to deliver gas to Ukraine that should have started in March. With the politically motivated decision, the Russian company is trying to hit Ukraine during the severe cold of winter with the hope of undermining its reputation […]

The revelations of the Ukrainian government suggest that the Russian Gazprom deliberately triggered a crisis of gas supplies to Ukraine through a ruse that is to prove that Russia is not a reliable supplier for Europe – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

During the Lotos Group conference on the results for the fourth quarter and the whole 2017, the CEO, Marcin Jastrzębski, announced that the company will invest in alternative fuels and that less and less oil from Russia reaches the Gdańsk Refinery.

Gazprom announces that it will seek to terminate contracts for gas supplies and transmission through Ukraine. Does this mean that it will turn off the gas tap?

The hybrid gas war I wrote about continues. Gazprom has already lost its clients in Ukraine, and its activities consolidate the society around the authorities in Kiev, which may strengthen the resistance to Russia. For Poles this is the perspective of enhanced cooperation, which will, however, require a tough market game – says Wojciech Jakóbik, […]

Polenergia, the largest Polish private and vertically integrated energy group, signed a preliminary agreement to dispose of 50 percent of shares of its subsidiaries Polenergia Bałtyk II and Polenergia Bałtyk III implementing the construction of offshore wind farms with the capacity of 1,200 MW. The agreement was concluded with Statoil Group.

According to BiznesAlert.pl, even the Germans bring oil from outside of Russia via the Gdańsk oil terminal today. Although the Russian blend of REBCO will still be needed by refiners for technological reasons, diversification is progressing. Grupa Lotos reports that 40 percent of deliveries in the first quarter of 2018 came from outside of Russia. […]

Gazprom rejects the ruling of the arbitral tribunal in favor of Ukraine and does not execute the agreed supplies. Ukraine reaches for deliveries from Poland. Gazprom announces the termination of all contracts with Naftogaz. Is this a new gas war? Is the old Gazprom returning? Nevertheless, the Russians keep their actions in check, which may […]