BNS News about potential abuse of market dominance by Russia’s energy concern Gazprom may come in six to twelve months, EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger has said. “No, at the moment it’s not on our political level, it’s work done by our experts in an …
BNS The perspective of extracting shale gas may benefit the negotiations with Lithuania’s sole gas supplier, Russia’s Gazprom concern, the European Union’s Energy Commissioner, Günther Oettinger said in Vilnius on Friday. Gazprom is allegedly now asking Lithuania to pay an unacceptably high price for gas. …
BNS Russian gas supplier Gazprom is welcome in Europe, however, it will have to play by the European rules, European Union’s Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said at the Lithuanian parliament on Friday. “Gazprom will be welcome in Europe, but it will have to meet our …
BNS Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič sees Lithuania’s upcoming EU presidency as a good opportunity to discuss with member states energy projects that are being carried out by non-member states close to the EU external borders. “Speaking about relations with third countries, it will be very …
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said that benevolence prevails in talks between Lithuania and Gazprom on gas prices, reported www.15min.lt with reference to the news agency BNS. He added that the Russian supplier is not raising the issue of the gas market reform in the country. …
BNS Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said on Tuesday that a meeting between representatives of Russia’s gas company Gazprom and the Lithuanian government would take place on Thursday. However, other government officials did not confirm this information. That would be their second meeting. Butkevičius said that …
BNS Talks with Russia’s gas company Gazprom on the terms of gas supply to Lithuania will not be easy, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said. However, he sees some positive signs since Gazprom wants to launch the talks as soon as possible. Asked by the …
BNS Lithuanian negotiators, led by Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič, and experts from Russia’s Gazprom began consultations in Vilnius on Thursday afternoon. Valery Golubev, the vice-chairman of Gazprom’s management board, is taking part in the meeting at the Energy Ministry, which started in the afternoon, sources …
BNS Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has ruled out a possibility of making any exchanges with Gazprom as Vilnius seeks to lower the price of natural gas supplied to Lithuania by the Russian gas company. Lithuania’s negotiators, who would meet with Gazprom’s experts for their first …
Lithuania’s Minister of Energy Jaroslav Neverovič on Friday met with the Ambassador of Russian Federation to Lithuania Vladimir Chihkvadze, informs the Baltic Course. Relevant bilateral energy issues were discussed during the meeting with the special focus on constructive dialogue, reports BC the Ministry of Energy. …
The Lithuania Tribune offers a new analysis of the events and politicians’ actions surrounding the negotiations with Gazprom, by Kęstutis Girnius, published on www.alfa.lt. This week, Russia and gas dominated Lithuanian politics. The most important event was Algirdas Butkevičius’ meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry …
BNS Projects aimed at ensuring Lithuania’s energy security should not become a subject of potential compromises during negotiations with Russian Gazprom over cheaper gas, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said. “Lithuania always has to stick to a position beneficial to Lithuania, which is Lithuania’s energy security. …
The Lithuania Tribune presents the article by Joana Lapėnienė, LRT TV programme ‘Panorama’, about the existence of possible behind-the-scenes documents that the government keeps on denying while commenting on the energy talks with Russia. The LRT TV programme ‘Savaitė’ has received a copy of …
BNS Official Vilnius has dismissed as untrue Moscow’s reports that consultations on the European Union’s (EU) Third Energy Package, which does not sit well with Russia’s gas giant Gazprom, will be held at the senior officials’ level in Vilnius on Apr. 25. “The report does …
BNS If Lithuania made any concessions to Gazprom and postponed the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Third Energy Package, it should also suspend the project on the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, chief adviser to Lithuania’s President, Nerijus Udrėnas, believes. “If …
BNS Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius hopes that the talks with Russia’s gas concern Gazprom will be opened late in April or early in May. “Now we are waiting for proposals from Russia, as to when the experts could come. There have been no contacts …
BNS Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has dismissed as null and void the draft memorandum on the gas price to Lithuania submitted by the German company E.ON Rurhgas, stressing that he government would not put off the liquefied natural gas terminal project and implementation of …
BNS A draft memorandum on the price of natural gas for Lithuania has been received from a representative of Germany’s E.ON Ruhrgas on the board of Lietuvos Dujos (Lithuanian Gas), Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said adding that this letter is not considered an official document. …
The Lithuania Tribune offers an analysis editorial by www.lrytas.lt on the results of the recent Prime Minister Butkevičius’ meeting with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. Sobering up – this is probably a suitable word for describing the main results of the meeting between the Lithuanian …
BNS Lithuania has not received any proposals from Russia’s Gazprom, its sole gas supplier, on lower prices of gas for the country, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said. An expert group, which would be led by Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič, would be set up, he …
