Greece

According to sputniknews.com, Athens has put a proposal on the table for Russia's Gazprom to consider making a considerable investment of 800 million euros in Greece's coal industry. On Tuesday, reports from the Russian newspaper, Kommersant say that the Vevi...

While speaking at the Russian-Greek business forum in Thessaloniki Saturday, Russian's Energy Minister Alexander Novak stated that Russia's Gazprom is negotiating projects that may begin in Greece via affiliated companies, including coal mining. Gazprom's presence is already felt in Greece...

Gazprom, Edison and DEPA on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding in Rome for the development of a natural gas pipeline project linking Greece and Italy, which will bring closer to completion a south corridor for the supply of...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras discussed energy and the “Greek Stream” gas pipeline project with Gazprom chief Alexei Miller during a meeting in St Petersburg on Thursday. Tsipras also met with representatives of the new development bank for BRICS countries, who...

Colossal Russian energy company Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said his country guarantees annual supplies of up to 47 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Central Europe through transit infrastructure to be constructed in Greece. "The Greek government is supporting the project...

The so-called Turkish Stream pipeline project will make Greece an important partner of Russian company Gazprom despite the financial crisis the country is currently facing, Forbes magazine stated. According to an analysis published in the New York-based magazine, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and...

Russian business newspaper Vzglyad published an article by journalist Oleg Makarenko, claiming that Gazprom has a “plan B” in case Bulgaria continues to obstruct the construction of the South Stream pipeline. The newspaper published an article suggesting that the Kremlin-favored...

Russian gas exports company, Gazprom has agreed to cut its price for DEPA, Greece's state-run natural gas distributor. The two sides were negotiating during the last months, with the Greek company asking for a cut of about 20%. As reported by the...

A second round of critical negotiations, following the preliminary talks in Moscow earlier this summer started in Athens on August 28 concerning  the reduction of the price of Russian natural gas, between Gazprom and Greek natural gas provider DEPA. For...

Russian energy giant Gazprom has offered the Republic of Cyprus a plan in which the company will undertake the restructuring of the country's banks in exchange for exploration rights for natural gas in Cyprus'’ exclusive economic zone, local media...

With international lenders pressing for Greece to speed the pace of privatizations, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with the head of Russia's Gazprom, Alexei Miller, on March 12 to discuss the planned sale of Greece's national gas distributor DEPA,...

Greece΄s privatization agency said Tuesday that five companies or consortiums have made nonbinding offers for Greek state-owned natural gas company DEPA/Desfa, which is being sold as part of the country΄s privatization program, Dow Jones reported. The privatization agency, the Hellenic...

Germany will reopen its high-polluting coal power plants after Russia cut off its gas pipeline to Europe. The emergency decision announced Sunday came as Germany tries to avert a supply shortage and as the continent struggles to respond to reductions...

The number of tankers carrying Russian fuel that arrived in Greece in April reached record-breaking highs, indicating that the country's waters have become a top destination for transporting Russian fuel. According to a report by Reuters, arrivals of ships carrying...

Gas and other energy prices have spiked in Greece, Europe and globally in the past two weeks. Experts have been researching whether this could lead to a new global energy crisis, like the one in the 1970s. Analysts believe gas...