Tag: Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry

Ukraine's energy sector: a "pump" for oligarchs or a driver for the economy

Ukraine's energy sector is an overregulated, rundown industry controlled by oligarchs. In developed countries, a modern, dynamic energy sector drives the economy, stimulating production, employment, and technology. The domestic energy sector's goals are different: squeezing the maximum possible profit from thermal power plants acquired almost for nothing, while investing a minimum in development.

Ukrnafta and Privat. Battle of the Parties

The escalating conflict between parliamentarians, officials, and the oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, the Dnipropetrovsk governor, has become one of the most high-profile events of January. The issue concerns attempts to strip the Privat Group of its sole control over the country's largest oil company, Ukrnafta. Along with this…

BRSM-Nafta: Time to Answer Questions

In mid-September, police shut down 11 BRSM-Nafta gas stations in Kharkiv. A few days later, the same fate befell 15 of the company's gas stations in the Kyiv region. Frankly, something like this was expected in the petroleum products market. And the question isn't at all…