intentions of the EU and Ukraine to develop competition in the domestic gas markets do not interfere with Russia's Gazprom to build plans to expand its influence in Europe.
The reform to liberalize the Ukrainian gas sector requires several years.
The announcement was authorized by the President of Ukraine on Energy Security Bohdan Sokolovsky. He noted as a positive fact that, despite the political speculation, the preparation of restructuring, Naftogaz Ukraine still held. I know that now actively carrying out preparatory work in the NAC with the participation of including European experts, - said Sokolowski.
Cooperation with the European Commission to reform the gas sector also reported in the Fuel and Energy Ministry. Despite the complexities and contradictions, we should really take a law that will be able to adjust the existing gas market based on current realities, and comply with the rules and standards that are accepted in the EU. We have this still come. It is a matter of time - said Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy Burzu Aliyev. He explained that the liberalization of the energy business is carried out for the transition from natural monopoly to that market, which was attended by the different players, trading and competing with each other. Qualitative changes in natural gas markets of Europe manifest themselves in increased competition and the development of new forms of trade in gas, - said Aliyev.
signing in March of this year Brussels Declaration on the gas to the Ukrainian Government has committed itself to liberalize the gas sector, which, inter alia, include the development of gas sector reform program for 2010-2011., the allocation of an independent economic entity from the Naftogaz Ukraine operator TCU, as well as providing third parties access to the underground gas storage facilities on transparent commercial terms and under the control of the regulatory body. Such changes should have been open the door for the influx of Western investment in Ukrainian gas sector, and it was assumed that by 2010 they will become a reality. However, it is now clear that this period will be disturbed.
However, the liberalization of the gas sector is not a safe place also in the EU. One of the obstacles to the implementation of energy policy in EU countries are trying to get large companies or majority stakes in European gas and electricity.
In particular this applies to Russia's Gazprom, whose actions provoked a growing indignation, because the expansion of this or any other giant state-controlled companies from the East European market will increase the dependence of the policies of neighboring countries, - said in a study conducted in 2007-2008 gg. center Nomos with the support of Revival.
Its authors note that the scale of the EU as a community goal of liberalization has not yet been achieved. And to all 27 EU countries have introduced real market mechanisms to overcome, especially the expansion of the gas monopoly, which hinder the liberalization of the market, refusing to abandon their own high profits in favor of pan-European solidarity and strategic developments in distant future.
And Gazprom looking for ways on how to protect their interests at the same time. In particular, through a network of subsidiaries. Foreign daughters needed for different reasons. For example, free trade Turkmen gas. If the Central Asian gas to buy Gazprom, then re-exported will have to pay customs duty. And if you buy ZMB (100% daughter of Gazprom in Germany), then re-export duty is not imposed. The benefit is obvious, - noted in the comments Michael Korchemkin of East European Gas Analysis.
In addition, as reported by EI, one of these subsidiaries of Gazprom in the Czech Republic - the company Vemex - interested in the Ukrainian underground gas storage operation, which is now being intergovernmental negotiations. Vemex now controls about 10% of the Czech market. Sergei Komlev, head of the structuring of contracts and pricing Gazprom Export, said that the company has no desire to become a monopoly in the Czech Republic. While it is possible to make a profit, we will work. This is a normal competitive environment, - he said in an interview with Czech newspaper Hospod #225, #345; sk #233; noviny after the gas conflict between Moscow and Kiev at the beginning of this year
A Vemex official site tells about the company's plans for market expansion: Exit society Vemex the Czech gas market can be considered very successful. set the stage for further growth in market share. Our work in the near future will be expanded to other segments, we want to supply gas to small consumers and expand its activities and in new energy and industrial projects. We are also going out on the Slovak market with gas.
Vemex first preparatory step in this direction was the establishment of a subsidiary company Vemex Energo sro with registered address in Bratislava.
His achievement objectives for direct Vladimir Ermakov, a citizen of Russia. He is also a director of Swiss-registered company EW East-West Consult AG, which owns 16% of shares Vemex. According to the Trade Register of Switzerland, the goal of EW East-West Consult AG (incorporated September 21, 1994) - corporate and financial consulting, licensing and patents involved in the enterprises and the acquisition of land, its rent and sale (as in Switzerland, and abroad).
The official site Vemex pointed out that after 2003 the company received licenses to trade in natural gas and electricity, two years later, acceded to new members: We are talking about well-known companies that deal with the gas business in Germany and Austria, also became a member of the Swiss investment firm. Under the latter, obviously, means the EW East-West Consult AG. Two other parent - is ZMB GmbH (Germany, owned by Gazprom, owns 51% Vemex) and Centrex Europe Energy Gas AG (Austria, affiliated with Gazprom bank, owns 33% Vemex).
clear link with Gazprom does not interfere with the government of Yulia Tymoshenko, as reported by i, to negotiate terms of access Vemex to the Ukrainian underground storage facilities, as well as the company's participation in projects for the modernization of our CTA. That is, the officials do not rule out expansion of the expansion of Russia's gas monopoly on the Ukrainian market. And top management of Gazprom, publicly speaking out against the development of cooperation Naftogaz Ukraine with European companies, seeks through its foreign structure to take their place.
opening information on the gas market
Implementation of measures to liberalize the gas market is of great interest of the citizens of EU countries. After a federal antitrust agency has positioned Germany as an experiment in 2007 on its website an overview of gas prices, which offer 739 German companies to end-users, two hours later, the department's servers do not overload on the influx of visitors and collapsed.
Such interest is laid out on the Internet according to employees of the antimonopoly authority is not expected, because of this information, there is no direct benefit to private consumers. As evidenced by Deutsche Welle, the resource is not equipped with a search engine, with which users can select the cheapest gas supplier.
main purpose was only to provide a full review of gas prices in Germany that could be done, notwithstanding the technical problems. Comparison rates showed that the difference between the price of one and the same volume of gas in different regions of Germany may be 59%.
Svetlana Dolinchuk
The immediate support for the MICEX index was at 1170 points
Successful investment could be shares of the NUTRITEK, which managed to reach an understanding with creditors on restructuring its debt
There was no definite trend in the market can begin to form no earlier than Thursday
Review of the FOREX market for 29.09.09
Yesterday, the euro /dollar was trading session at the American level of about 1.4570
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intentions of the EU and Ukraine to develop competition in the domestic gas markets do not interfere with Russia's Gazprom to build plans to expand its influence in Europe.
The reform to liberalize the Ukrainian gas sector requires several years.
The announcement was authorized by the President of Ukraine on Energy Security Bohdan Sokolovsky. He noted as a positive fact that, despite the political speculation, the preparation of restructuring, Naftogaz Ukraine still held. I know that now actively carrying out preparatory work in the NAC with the participation of including European experts, - said Sokolowski.
Cooperation with the European Commission to reform the gas sector also reported in the Fuel and Energy Ministry. Despite the complexities and contradictions, we should really take a law that will be able to adjust the existing gas market based on current realities, and comply with the rules and standards that are accepted in the EU. We have this still come. It is a matter of time - said Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy Burzu Aliyev. He explained that the liberalization of the energy business is carried out for the transition from natural monopoly to that market, which was attended by the different players, trading and competing with each other. Qualitative changes in natural gas markets of Europe manifest themselves in increased competition and the development of new forms of trade in gas, - said Aliyev.
signing in March of this year Brussels Declaration on the gas to the Ukrainian Government has committed itself to liberalize the gas sector, which, inter alia, include the development of gas sector reform program for 2010-2011., the allocation of an independent economic entity from the Naftogaz Ukraine operator TCU, as well as providing third parties access to the underground gas storage facilities on transparent commercial terms and under the control of the regulatory body. Such changes should have been open the door for the influx of Western investment in Ukrainian gas sector, and it was assumed that by 2010 they will become a reality. However, it is now clear that this period will be disturbed.
However, the liberalization of the gas sector is not a safe place also in the EU. One of the obstacles to the implementation of energy policy in EU countries are trying to get large companies or majority stakes in European gas and electricity.
In particular this applies to Russia's Gazprom, whose actions provoked a growing indignation, because the expansion of this or any other giant state-controlled companies from the East European market will increase the dependence of the policies of neighboring countries, - said in a study conducted in 2007-2008 gg. center Nomos with the support of Revival.
Its authors note that the scale of the EU as a community goal of liberalization has not yet been achieved. And to all 27 EU countries have introduced real market mechanisms to overcome, especially the expansion of the gas monopoly, which hinder the liberalization of the market, refusing to abandon their own high profits in favor of pan-European solidarity and strategic developments in distant future.
And Gazprom looking for ways on how to protect their interests at the same time. In particular, through a network of subsidiaries. Foreign daughters needed for different reasons. For example, free trade Turkmen gas. If the Central Asian gas to buy Gazprom, then re-exported will have to pay customs duty. And if you buy ZMB (100% daughter of Gazprom in Germany), then re-export duty is not imposed. The benefit is obvious, - noted in the comments Michael Korchemkin of East European Gas Analysis.
In addition, as reported by EI, one of these subsidiaries of Gazprom in the Czech Republic - the company Vemex - interested in the Ukrainian underground gas storage operation, which is now being intergovernmental negotiations. Vemex now controls about 10% of the Czech market. Sergei Komlev, head of the structuring of contracts and pricing Gazprom Export, said that the company has no desire to become a monopoly in the Czech Republic. While it is possible to make a profit, we will work. This is a normal competitive environment, - he said in an interview with Czech newspaper Hospod #225, #345; sk #233; noviny after the gas conflict between Moscow and Kiev at the beginning of this year
A Vemex official site tells about the company's plans for market expansion: Exit society Vemex the Czech gas market can be considered very successful. set the stage for further growth in market share. Our work in the near future will be expanded to other segments, we want to supply gas to small consumers and expand its activities and in new energy and industrial projects. We are also going out on the Slovak market with gas.
Vemex first preparatory step in this direction was the establishment of a subsidiary company Vemex Energo sro with registered address in Bratislava.
His achievement objectives for direct Vladimir Ermakov, a citizen of Russia. He is also a director of Swiss-registered company EW East-West Consult AG, which owns 16% of shares Vemex. According to the Trade Register of Switzerland, the goal of EW East-West Consult AG (incorporated September 21, 1994) - corporate and financial consulting, licensing and patents involved in the enterprises and the acquisition of land, its rent and sale (as in Switzerland, and abroad).
The official site Vemex pointed out that after 2003 the company received licenses to trade in natural gas and electricity, two years later, acceded to new members: We are talking about well-known companies that deal with the gas business in Germany and Austria, also became a member of the Swiss investment firm. Under the latter, obviously, means the EW East-West Consult AG. Two other parent - is ZMB GmbH (Germany, owned by Gazprom, owns 51% Vemex) and Centrex Europe Energy Gas AG (Austria, affiliated with Gazprom bank, owns 33% Vemex).
clear link with Gazprom does not interfere with the government of Yulia Tymoshenko, as reported by i, to negotiate terms of access Vemex to the Ukrainian underground storage facilities, as well as the company's participation in projects for the modernization of our CTA. That is, the officials do not rule out expansion of the expansion of Russia's gas monopoly on the Ukrainian market. And top management of Gazprom, publicly speaking out against the development of cooperation Naftogaz Ukraine with European companies, seeks through its foreign structure to take their place.
opening information on the gas market
Implementation of measures to liberalize the gas market is of great interest of the citizens of EU countries. After a federal antitrust agency has positioned Germany as an experiment in 2007 on its website an overview of gas prices, which offer 739 German companies to end-users, two hours later, the department's servers do not overload on the influx of visitors and collapsed.
Such interest is laid out on the Internet according to employees of the antimonopoly authority is not expected, because of this information, there is no direct benefit to private consumers. As evidenced by Deutsche Welle, the resource is not equipped with a search engine, with which users can select the cheapest gas supplier.
main purpose was only to provide a full review of gas prices in Germany that could be done, notwithstanding the technical problems. Comparison rates showed that the difference between the price of one and the same volume of gas in different regions of Germany may be 59%.
Svetlana Dolinchuk
The immediate support for the MICEX index was at 1170 points
Successful investment could be shares of the NUTRITEK, which managed to reach an understanding with creditors on restructuring its debt
There was no definite trend in the market can begin to form no earlier than Thursday
Review of the FOREX market for 29.09.09
Yesterday, the euro /dollar was trading session at the American level of about 1.4570
Kommersant: Parliament may release carbon credits from fees
Pose nostro
Contrary to the requirements of NBU banks continue to accumulate currency to Nostro accounts in foreign banks …
Forex Asia
Speculative recommendation on shares of Polyus Gold, Gazprom, Lukoil, Sberbank and VTB