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Greece: Exploratory drilling in Eastern Mediterranean to start by 2026 Read More »

Greece: Exploratory drilling in Eastern Mediterranean to start by 2026

The first exploratory drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean is projected to commence between late 2025 and early 2026, according to Greek Environment and Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis. He made this announcement during the “East Mediterranean Gas Forum” meeting held in Athens. Skylakakis emphasized the increasing significance of the Eastern Mediterranean region for European energy security […]

Slovenia: Algeria to increase its gas supply to Slovenia Read More »

Slovenia: Algeria to increase its gas supply to Slovenia

Algeria and Slovenia have signed several cooperation agreements, one of which involves enhancing Algeria’s gas exports to Slovenia.  Slovenia’s largest gas supplier Geoplin and Algeria’s state-owned energy company Sonatrach signed an annex to their gas supply contract under which Algeria’s natural gas supply to Slovenia will increase by an additional 200 million cubic meters per

Romania: Fitch assigns Romgaz ‘BBB-‘ Rating Read More »

Romania: Fitch assigns Romgaz ‘BBB-‘ Rating

Fitch Ratings has assigned Romanian Romgaz a first-time ‘BBB-‘ Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) with a Stable Outlook. Romgaz’s ‘BBB-‘ rating benefits from a one-notch uplift from its ‘bb+’ Standalone Credit Profile (SCP) for state support, as per our Government-Related Entities (GRE) Rating Criteria. The SCP reflects Romgaz’s dominant position in Romania’s natural gas market,

North Macedonia: The Energy Community approves Nomgas as TSO Read More »

North Macedonia: The Energy Community approves Nomgas as TSO

The Energy Community Secretariat published its opinion on the certification of Nomgas, the gas transmission system operator of North Macedonia. The opinion largely supports the certification of Nomgas in line with the Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of North Macedonia’s (ERC) preliminary decision.  In its opinion, the Secretariat recommended that, in the

Romania: E.ON explores options to sell the Romanian energy supply business Read More »

Romania: E.ON explores options to sell the Romanian energy supply business

The German utility group E.ON is “exploring the option” of selling the electricity and natural gas supply operations in Romania because the risk-return ratio is deteriorating due to frequent changes in the energy capping scheme, announced Leonhard Birnbaum, E.ON’s CEO, speaking on the occasion of the Eurelectric Power Summit 2024 in Athens on May 21.

Romania: Fitch assigns Romgaz ‘BBB-‘ Rating Read More »

Romania: Fitch assigns Romgaz ‘BBB-‘ Rating

Fitch Ratings has assigned Romanian Romgaz a first-time ‘BBB-‘ Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) with a Stable Outlook. Romgaz’s ‘BBB-‘ rating benefits from a one-notch uplift from its ‘bb+’ Standalone Credit Profile (SCP) for state support, as per our Government-Related Entities (GRE) Rating Criteria. The SCP reflects Romgaz’s dominant position in Romania’s natural gas market,

Bulgaria: ICGB initiated binding faze for Greece- Bulgaria gas pipeline capacity expanding Read More »

Bulgaria: ICGB initiated binding faze for Greece- Bulgaria gas pipeline capacity expanding

The operator of the Greece-Bulgaria natural gas pipeline, ICGB, launched the binding phase of market testing for expanding the pipeline’s capacity from 3 to 5 billion cubic metres annually. In collaboration with natural gas transmission system operators, ICGB has published notices for the binding phase to gauge market interest in booking the pipeline’s incremental capacity,

Bulgaria: Bulgartransgaz chooses contractors for the Vertical Gas Corridor expansion Read More »

Bulgaria: Bulgartransgaz chooses contractors for the Vertical Gas Corridor expansion

Gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz has successfully finalized the most important public procurement related to the implementation of the Vertical Gas Corridor concept, the company said in a press release. This procurement covers spatial planning, investment design, procurement of necessary materials and equipment, construction, and commissioning of new sites to expand Bulgartransgaz EAD’s gas transmission infrastructure.

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