The situation on Moldova’s energy market could change significantly for the better.
The US oil and gas company ExxonMobil expects mixed financial results for the third quarter of 2026: high refining margins could boost profits in this segment by $4.5 billion compared with the previous quarter, whilst revenues from oil and gas production could fall by $1.3 billion.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting certain sanctions, restrictions and duties against Russia imposed under the ‘Graham Act’.
On Friday, 16 October, the Central Electoral Commission of the unrecognised Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) accepted the nomination papers for the PMR presidency submitted by the republic’s Deputy Prime Minister, Vitaly Nyagu. Vadim Krasnoselsky is coming to the end of his second five-year term, and the PMR constitution prohibits holding the office of president for more than two consecutive terms. Meanwhile, Chisinau’s position remains unchanged: such elections have no legal validity.
In September, natural gas tariffs in Moldova rose twice, by a total of approximately 70 per cent. Following this, numerous comments appeared in the media regarding possible ways of purchasing cheaper gas.
EU leaders have gathered in Brussels for a two-day summit. Energy prices, trade with China and the budget dominated Thursday’s agenda. The leaders make no secret of the fact that they are under pressure: they will have to urgently address the problem of soaring oil and gas prices.
Moldova and Ukraine have agreed to increase the water flow released from the Novodnistrovsk hydroelectric complex by approximately 20 per cent compared with the previous period. The decision was discussed during a meeting between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vasile Tofan, the Minister for Energy, Dorin Junghietu, and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy of Ukraine, Denis Shmyhal.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vasile Tofan, will travel to Kyiv to discuss the possibility of importing natural gas from Ukraine. According to the head of the government, the neighbouring country has a gas surplus that it could export, but the price of the supplies will depend on market conditions and any long-term purchase commitments. The date of the visit has not been announced.
Ukrainians need to elect a new president who can bring the conflict with Russia to an end, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday.
The initiative was put forward at the summit in Turkmenistan by the country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
