Send us a message, and we will definitely consider your suggestions and comments.
Category: Energy
Representatives of several large energy and construction companies from Greece, at a meeting with the leadership of the Moldovan Energy Ministry, expressed interest in investing in Moldova.
Exchange prices for gas in Europe on Monday afternoon sharply accelerated growth – up to 32%, exceeding $515 per thousand cubic meters. The main reason – the world’s largest gas supplier, Qatar’s state-owned energy company QatarEnergy announced that it would stop producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) at all of its facilities due to drone attacks on its facilities.
On February 27, the Brussels authorities announced the launch of an in-depth investigation into the Oltenia energy complex in Romania. The reason was doubts as to whether Bucharest had complied with EU conditions in the process of restructuring the complex or had abused state aid and violated competition rules on the domestic market.
Starting from Monday, March 2, 2026, the Consumer Relations Center of “Moldovagaz” JSC, located in Chisinau at 64, Pushkin St., will suspend its activity.
Crude oil on the world markets traded in multidirectional quotes all week, but maintaining rather high prices and reacting nervously to geopolitical challenges. Before the weekend, the price of the main brand Brent consolidated above $71 per barrel and indicated clear intentions for further growth.
Budapest and Belgrade have decided not to wait for the resumption of Druzhba and have moved on to the active phase of a joint energy project to build an oil pipeline to pump Russian oil bypassing Ukraine, Logos Press reported.
Moldova and 11 other Central and Southeastern European countries signed a joint declaration with the United States in Washington on strengthening the security of natural gas supplies and ensuring affordable prices in the region, Logos Press reported.
During his visit to Washington, Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu met with representatives of the World Bank (WB) and and Carlyle Group, Logos Press reported.
January 2026 was a record year for imported electricity supplies to Ukraine – 894.5 thousand MWh, according to Logos Press.
Hungary has decided not to stop exporting electricity to Ukraine despite recent threats and tensions in the energy sector over the termination of oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, Logos Press reported.
Greece expects to become the main hub for liquefied natural gas exports to Europe after the EU’s rejection of Russian gas. It has three main trump cards for this, including ties with the US.
Slovakia’s threats to cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine from February 23 could create a dangerous capacity shortage in the common energy hub, which in winter conditions could lead to power outages or a sharp rise in tariffs, Logos Press reported.
Moldova is open to participation in the Caspian-Black Sea-Europe energy corridor project and is also considering the possibility of purchasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Azerbaijan, Logos Press reported.
An expert group of the European Commission with the participation of representatives of Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia will discuss the consequences of disruptions in oil supplies through the Druzhba oil pipeline and alternative routes of fuel transportation (including the use of the Croatian Adriatic pipeline), Logos Press reported.
The European natural gas market has crossed a milestone: on February 18, gas reserves made in the summer of 2025 were fully withdrawn from underground gas storage facilities (UGS), according to Logos Press.
Hungary and Slovakia announced Wednesday that they have suspended diesel exports to Ukraine amid growing tensions over oil supplies, Logos Press reported.
In January this year, 194.4 million cubic meters of gas were supplied to Moldovan consumers – about 50 million cubic meters more than in December 2025 and the same amount more than in January last year, Logos Press reported.
A year ago, China stopped direct imports of liquefied natural gas from the United States amid an escalating trade war between the two world economic leaders. However, Chinese companies continued to buy LNG under long-term agreements with U.S. producers, Logos Press reports.
Azerbaijan is actively modernizing its clean energy industry and making significant investments in switching to renewable energy sources, Logos Press reports.
The Energy Ministry has started the process of reorganizing the state-owned Moldelectrica, the electricity transmission system operator responsible for the centralized operational management of the national electricity system, into a joint stock company, Logos Press reported.
