Wed, 19 Sep 2012: Estonia positioned for Baltic LNG terminal…
Sep 18, 2012 Estonia
We’ll see where it leads to,” he said, adding that the Finns announced only this year that they are interested and that makes the project much more expensive as an underwater pipeline ...Tags: Autumn, Baltic States, Estonia, European Commission, Finland, Finns, Gas Storage, Latvian Version, Lithuania, Lng Terminal, Loc, Natural Gas, Russia, St Petersburg, Storage Facility, Underwater Pipeline
Wed, 29 Jun 2011: Bids received for nuclear project…
Jun 29, 2011 Baltics
By utilizing ‘passive safety,’ the AP-1000 relies only on natural forces such as gravity and thermal convection to ensure the reactor is always in a safe condition. That means the plan...Tags: Emergency Event, Energy Dependence, European Union, Ge Nuclear Energy, Gravity, Hitachi, Japan, Lithuania, Natural Forces, Natural Gas, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Project, Passive Safety, Reactor, Rsquo, Russia, Sole Supplier, Thermal Convection
Thu, 2 Dec 2010: Unbundling to benefit consumers…
Dec 2, 2010 Baltics
dollars more per thousand cubic meters of natural gas than German consumers for the same gas. “I want to remind you that Lithuania is a member of the EU and because of that it must comply w...Tags: Business Forum, Commitments, Consumers, Cubic Meters, European Union, German Businessmen, Germany, Natural Gas, Outrage, Pipelines, Rsquo, Russian Prime Minister, Unbundling, Vladimir Putin
Wed, 4 Aug 2010: Gas supply monopoly challenged…
Aug 4, 2010 Baltics
The company disputes this, saying instead that unbundling will not bring in new suppliers, reduce the prices, or reduce Gazprom’s importance in the market. On July 28, the ruling coalition...Tags: Andrus Ansip, Energy Balance, Gaas, Gas Pipe, Gazprom, Monopoly, Natural Gas, Pipe Network, Primary Energy, Prime Minister, Transmission Grids
Wed, 14 Jul 2010: Pipeline project progresses…
Jul 14, 2010 Baltics
The quality, quantity and pressure of the natural gas will then be measured.” The first pipe section of the Nord Stream Pipeline was pulled ashore on July 3 in Germany. “This constru...Tags: Construction Phase, Dr Georg, European Mainland, Germany, Natural Gas, Nowack, Onshore, Opal, Pipe Section, Pipeline Project, Pipelines, Point Of View, Stream Project, Symbolic Significance
Thu, 17 Jun 2010: Energy prices keep heading higher…
Jun 17, 2010 Baltics
It is necessary that we increasingly use renewable energy sources for electricity and heat production in order to ensure price stability and full use of Latvia’s natural resources,” sa...Tags: Cubic Meters, Energy Prices, Energy Sources For Electricity, Gas Tariffs, Gaze, Heat Production, Households, July 1, Latvia, Natural Gas, Natural Resources, Price Stability, Renewable Energy Sources, Rsquo, Water Heaters
Wed, 5 May 2010: Transparency issues still plague business in Latvia…
May 5, 2010 Latvia
This concerns not just the tax policy but also licenses, territorial planning and other factors,” said Slokenbergs. Although energy is a very important aspect in any business, the rules on...Tags: Business Rules, Businessmen, Changing All The Time, Competitiveness, Distribution System, Excise Tax, Investments, July 1, Latvia, Natural Gas, New Era, Plague, Prime Minister, Quota, Renewable Energy Resources, Several Times, Territorial Planning, Transparency, Wed 5
Wed, 17 Feb 2010: International effort hopes to halt decline…
Feb 17, 2010 Baltics
The law would be complied by 2012 and would come in force in 2014. “This is a highest priority for us, considering that, as compared to our total territory and population, our coastline is l...Tags: Abc News, Ansip, Coastline, Cubic Meters, Emotional Response, Environmentalists, Europe, Gas Pipeline, Germany, International Effort, Natural Gas, Pipeline Project, Population, Priority, Russia, Russian Prime Minister, Sea Area, Seabed, Surprise, Vladimir Putin
Thu, 10 Sep 2009: Russia in push for market share…
Sep 10, 2009 Baltics
Investors expected Russian supplies to decline this year after Putin's deputy, Igor Sechin, told OPEC in December that his government was ready to limit production to support prices. Instead, Ru...Tags: Beneficiary, Chief Strategist, Cooperation, Edward Chow, Gazprom, Market Share, Natural Gas, Oao Gazprom, Opec, Putin, Russia, Russian Supplies, Sacrifice, Share Investors, Siberia, Tax Breaks, Uncertain Terms, Uralsib
Thu, 27 Nov 2008: Consumer confidence hits seven year low…
Nov 27, 2008 Baltics
They started to realize that their expenses on electricity and natural gas are set to increase," Vilija Tauraite, chief analyst at SEB Bankas, told the Baltic News Service. People also take into c...Tags: Baltic News Service, Bankas, Chief Analyst, Coalition Government, Consumer Confidence Index, Consumers, Crisis Plans, Economic News, Economy, Electricity, Measures, Natural Gas, Optimism
Wed, 30 Jul 2008: More pain for consumers as gas prices go up again …
Jul 30, 2008 Baltics
He says that the government also has to introduce energy efficiency programs. The new tariff plan introduces changes in the tariff structure, increasing costs for all customer groups. According ...Tags: Consumer Group, Consumers Gas, Consumption Patterns, Corporate Customers, Cubic Meters, Customer Groups, Energy Efficiency Programs, Gas Prices, Gas Tariff, Household Consumers, Lats, Natural Gas, Tariff Plan, Tariff Schedule, Tariff Structure
Wed, 9 Apr 2008: Gazprom could help Latvia build new plant…
Apr 9, 2008 Latvia
"Note that we are only interested in economic efficiency, to ensure that gas supplies are profitable," he added. Seleznyov spoke while Latvia is in the middle of an intense debate over how to pr...Tags: Capital Outlays, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Coal, Dependence, Economic Efficiency, Gazprom, Intense Debate, Investment Partner, Latvia, Natural Gas, Russian Energy, Sheer Size
Wed, 26 Mar 2008: Former Latvian PM: peat is best energy alternative…
Mar 26, 2008 Latvia
"Would not a couple of peat-fueled electric power plants ensure our energy independence for a long time?" Skele's comments came just two weeks after the government approved a plan to build two new...Tags: Atomic Power Plant, Best Energy, Coal, Decade, Electric Power Plants, Energy Independence, Face, Ignalina, Kilowatt, Latvia, Lithuania, Long Time, Megawatts, Natural Gas, New Power Generation, New Reactor, Nuclear Power Plant, Peat, Power Generation Plants, Scary Prospect
Wed, 13 Feb 2008: Latvian construction market at junction of major changes…
Feb 13, 2008 Latvia
The new government, for instance, has already announced that the country needed to build two new power plants, one fired on natural gas and the other on coal. Geidans estimated that competition...Tags: Balloon, Coal, Construction Market, Economists, Hyper Activity, Latvia, Municipality, Natural Gas, Power Plants, Real Estate Market, Second Half, Tenders
Wed, 10 Oct 2007: Ansip wary of Russian gas…
Oct 10, 2007 Baltics
He said Estonia currently requires 1,600 megawatts of electrical output, though in 10 years this is expected to increase to 1,900 megawatts. He said the oil shale fueled generators, which were re...Tags: Ansip, Circumstances, Economic Zone, Electrical Output, Estonia, Gas Pipeline, Generators, Gulf Of Finland, Megawatts, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Oil Shale, Russian Gas, True Price
Wed, 20 Jun 2007: EU commissioner says Gazprom won’t be exception to trade rules…
Jun 20, 2007 Baltics
Specifically, Kroes said Gazprom would have to separate subsidiaries engaged in production and distribution of energy supplies. Gazprom, which is majority owned by the Russian state, extracts ...Tags: Competition Commissioner, Competition Rules, Countries, Distribution Companies, Distribution Network, Eastern Europe, Eesti, Energy Supplies, Gaze, Gazprom, Latvia, Lietuvos Dujos, Natural Gas, Russia, Russian State, Subsidiaries
Wed, 20 Jun 2007: Gazprom dashes Latvia’s hopes to store more natural gas in Dobele…
Jun 20, 2007 Latvia
We are cooperating in another underground gas storage facility in Incukalns," Medvedev said. Gazprom has instead decided to build underground storage facilities in Britain and Germany. "It is no...Tags: Austria, Brussels, Dashes, Distribution Units, Energy Market, Gazprom, Germany, Joint Venture, Keen, Latvia, Market Capitalization, Medvedev, Natural Gas, Storage Facility, Storage Plans, Underground Gas Storage, Underground Storage Facilities, Wingas, World Market
Wed, 7 Feb 2007: Piebalgs tries to assuage ‘energy dependence fears’…
Feb 7, 2007 Baltics
Piebalgs, in turn, has found himself in the eye of a storm. However, the commissioner refuses to dramatize the situation. Russia, he said, is a reliable energy partner, and will remain so. Russi...Tags: Atomic Power Plant, Baltics, Cold Water, Deliveries, Energy Dependence, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Partner, Energy Prices, Energy Products, Energy Resources, Europe, Eye Of A Storm, Latvia, Lithuania, Natural Gas, Reason, Reliable Energy, Russia
Wed, 15 Feb 2006: Latvian inflation shows no sign of abating…
Feb 15, 2006 Latvia
Heating rose 3.4 percent in January, natural gas 19.1 percent and water 3 percent. New tariffs pushed up postal services by 48.2 percent as well. The statistics bureau noted that consumer price gr...Tags: Aigars Kalvitis, Cutting, Driving Force, Food And Fuel, Fuel Prices, Inflation, January 2005, Natural Gas, One Time, Postal Services, Prime Minister, Rose, Statistics Bureau, Tariff Hike, Tariffs, Time Factors, Tools
Wed, 11 Jan 2006: Latvijas Gaze to seek higher tariff…
Jan 11, 2006 Baltics
"The agreement we have with Russia has been signed only for a year. An agreement on the amount of gas deliveries is valid until 2015, but it is planned to sign a new agreement on the price with [R...Tags: Gas Consumption, Gas Deliveries, Gas Tariffs, Gaze, Gazprom, July 1, Latvia, May 1 2006, Natural Gas, Oil Oil, Oil Products, Russia, Russian Gas, Tariff Proposal
Wed, 7 Dec 2005: Commissioner assures ecology will come first for controversial gas pipeli…
Dec 7, 2005 Baltics
The agreement on the gas pipeline project was signed in Berlin in September by Russian and German leaders. But many experts claim the project could cause serious ecological damage if builders "stu...Tags: Baltic Leaders, Berlin, Chemical Weapons, Ecological Damage, Ecology, Energy Policy, Europe, European Commission, Gas Pipeline Project, German Leaders, Germany, Great Britain, Natural Gas, Optimal Route, Russia Russia, Seabed, World War Ii
Wed, 30 Nov 2005: Riga council members leave transport fares untouched…
Nov 30, 2005 Latvia
Last week, the company's board proposed raising the fare 25 percent to 0.25 lat, since city authorities had stated that they would not grant the company the full 15 million lats. Instead, they off...Tags: Capital Outlays, City Authorities, City Officials, Consumers, Council Members, Electric Bills, Fleets, Fuel Costs, Gazprom, Inflation, Lats, Natural Gas, Price Hike, Public Transportation, Riga, Russia, S Board
Wed, 31 Aug 2005: Lithuania ponders gas storage facility…
Aug 31, 2005 Lithuania
"If the supply of gas via Belarus is disturbed, the stocks of natural gas in the pipelines would only suffice for a fortnight. We need stockpiles for two months," Paliukas told the Vakaru Ekspresa...Tags: Belarus, Break, Euros, Feasibility Study, Fortnight, Gas Pipelines, Gas Storage, Germany, Lithuanian Companies, Natural Gas, Six Years, Stockpiles, Stocks, Storage Facility, Vakaru Ekspresas, Western Lithuania