EGF Gazprom Monitor, Issue 89, October 2018

A Snapshot of Key Developments in the External Relations of the Russian Gas Sector

By Dr Jack Sharples, EGF Associate Researcher on the External Dimensions of Russian Gas and Research Fellow on the Natural Gas Research Programme, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Key points:

• Gazprom on the European market: Gazprom CEO predicts another record-breaking year for Gazprom"s exports to Europe in 2018
• Nord Stream: Third pipe-laying vessel begins work on Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea; Danish Energy Agency launches public consultation on Environmental Impact Assessment for Nord Stream 2
• Southern Corridor: Turkish Stream offshore section is 95% complete
• Ukraine: Naftogaz retains overpayment for gas transit by Gazprom as part of effort to collect arbitration award
• Asia: Power of Siberia is 95% complete; Gazprom confirms intention to expand Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok pipeline
• Other: Gazprom to restart gas imports from Turkmenistan in 2019