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.
Polish Briefing: Nord Stream 2 allies mock its opponents. Poland and Norway cooperate on security
What goes on in Poland on the 9th of March.
Drones help PGNiG look for hydrocarbons (REPORT)
PGNiG wants to use drones to look for hydrocarbons and protect gas pipelines. A discussion on this subject took place in Warsaw.
PISM: Gazprom is playing for Nord Stream 2 in Ukraine
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 as a transit country – write Bartosz Bieliszczuk and Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, analysts of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
Ukraine reveals: Gazprom has deliberately triggered a supply crisis
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.
Polish Briefing: The EC keeps working on the gas directive. Orlen-Lotos merger will take time
What goes on in Poland on the 8th of March.
Lotos limits imports from Russia and invests in alternative fuels
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.
Experts: Gazprom will not turn off the tap for Ukraine yet. It will bid high
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?
In Ukraine, Gazprom is losing clients and Russia is losing hearts that Poland can win
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, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Ukraine announces the end of the gas crisis
What goes on in Poland on the 7th of March.