Fuel and energy

Belarus continues supplying electricity to Ukraine under the contract signed for November.

Yamal-Europe's gas flow to Germany has increased to 850,000 cubic metres per hour.

Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich and Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov signed a protocol on the pricing procedure for natural gas supplies to Minsk and its transportation.

The Ukrainian side expects the German regulator to make a decision this week on Kiev's participation in consultations on the certification of Nord Stream-2.

Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline supports energy security of Europe.

The Kazakhstani authorities do not confirm that Russia blocks transit of coal to Ukraine.

Reverse gas pumping from Germany to Poland via the Yamal-Europe pipeline stopped on Thursday, according to data from the German gas transportation operator Gascade.

The price of gas futures in Europe at the opening of trading on Thursday is reduced by 2.7% to the estimated price of Wednesday, to $ 890 per thousand cubic meters, according to data on ICE Futures.

Economist Korenev: Europeans relaxed and delay the launch of Nord Stream 2

The Taliban movement declared it's full support for the TAPI project and promised Ashgabat to protect the construction of the gas pipeline on the territory of Afghanistan.

Russian gas began to flow to Moldova under a new contract.

Ukraine is on the verge of an energy catastrophe after a quarrel with the authorities of the Russian Federation and Belarus.

Yuriy Vitrenko compared Russian President Putin's demand to pump additional gas through the «Nord Stream 2» gas pipeline with a "geopolitical weapon" Moscow is using.

Lithuania and Moldova are betraying Ukraine by buying energy resources from Russia. 

The first string of the Nord Stream 2 (SP-2) gas pipeline is filled with gas and is ready for launch, the second can be filled by the end of the year.