Weekly news:
OIL & PETROCHEMICALS
CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
PRESS: Czech petchem Unipetrol may allow Russian Lukoil to buy minority stake in refinery
POLAND
Polish refiner Lotos likely to post net losses exceeding PLN 500 mln in Q1 2009 – analyst
PRESS: Poland’s top fuel firm PKN Orlen unlikely to sell stake in Mazeikiu Nafta to Russians
Polish refiner Grupa Lotos unlikely to post operating profit on retail segment in 2009
Russia’s Lukoil would consider taking stake in Czech refiner if offered – CEO
Lithuanian refiner Mazeikiu Nafta in talks to export products via Latvia
GAS
POLAND
PRESS: British firm Aurelian Oil and Gas to begin gas production in Poland in H2 2010
Polish gas PGNiG, power group Tauron to decide by end-May on PLN 1.5 bln energy unit
Polish gas monopolist PGNiG’s new gas prices should be favorable – analyst
Polish gas monopolist PGNiG updates new gas price application, offers 8.5-9% cut
Polish gas monopolist PGNiG signs heads of agreement with Qatargas on LNG supplies
PRESS: Polish PGNiG may sign gas supply deal with Russia’s Gazprom in late April
HEAT, POWER & SEWAGE
CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
Common Czech-Slovak electricity market to begin pilot phase in July
Czech utility CEZ board proposes dividend of CZK 50 per share
EU Commission to sue Czech Republic, Poland in ECJ over safeguard of power supply
POLAND
Poland’s KW, Germany’s RWE initial agreement to build EUR 1.5 bln power plant
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
Czech lender Komercni banka sets up team to finance renewable energy projects
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