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       in TNK-BP, said its voting rights in Rosneft   development of innovative technologies for   cashflows, discounted at 10%, they were put
       remained unchanged at 19.75%.       utilisation of methane-hydrogen fuel.  at $139.8mn, it added.
                                              The large-scale implementation of such   For 3P reserves (proven and probable
                                           technologies will create additional demand   and possible) plus high estimates, the
       Lukoil takes Arctic dispute         for natural gas as a feedstock for hydrogen   total was given as 62.4 bcf with a value of
                                                                                $243.3mn.
                                           production.
       with Rosneft to Supreme             is viewed as a secondary energy source   group's Cendere oil field in Turkey as well
                                              In the statement, it says that hydrogen
                                                                                  The report assessed oil reserves on the
       Court                               and most of the current foreign projects   as four developed, unproduced gas pools on
                                           announced in this field are funded by state
                                                                                the SASB gas fields in the Black Sea.
       The conflict between the companies have   subsidies and reliefs, and there is no general   In Bulgaria, Trillion Energy has
       raged since 2018 when state-owned Rosneft   global market of “energy” hydrogen today..  the Vranino 1-11 block, a prospective
       complained to the Federal Antimonopoly                                   unconventional natural gas property.
       Service about Lukoil’s tariff level on
       shipments from Varandey, the terminal on   Gazprom to stop Power
       the coast of the Pechora Sea.
         According to Rosneft, the tariff level in   of Siberia pipeline for    CENTRAL ASIA & SOUTH
       Varandey is inflated and should be reduced
       by more than 50%. Lukoil disputes the   maintenance on April 1-7         CAUCASUS
       claim, but has lost the case in lower courts.
       The case will now be taken to the Supreme   Gazprom will suspend gas transportation   Kazakh firm OLISOL
       Court, Kommersant reports           over the Power of Siberia pipeline because
         At the core of the dispute are the Titov   of the scheduled maintenance from April 1   announces boost in oil
       and Trebs oil fields in the far northern   to 7, the Russian gas holding said on March
       Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The fields are   23.                            production
       operated by Bashneft-Polyus, a company   "Implementation dates were agreed
       controlled by Rosneft, and oil is exported   between Gazprom and China’s CNPC.   Almaty-headquartered OLISOL announced
       through Lukoil’s Varandey terminal.  Preventive maintenance of gas pipeline   on March 16 that it has increased oil
         Lukoil owns a 24.9% stake in the   equipment and systems is performed twice   production at operating wells in Kazakhstan
       Bashneft-Polyus.                    per year, in spring and in fall, by agreement   and Uzbekistan along with boosting trading of
                                           between the parties," the company says.  petroleum products in Central Asia.
                                              The Power of Siberia is the largest   OLISOL’s subsidiaries and affiliates
       Gazprom discusses                   Russian gas transportation system in the   have investments in energy and oil and gas
                                           East of the country, used to deliver gas to
                                                                                operations in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
       hydrogen’s potential at             Russian consumers in the Far East and to   and Kyrgyzstan. OLISOL has worked with
                                                                                Toronto-listed Tethys Petroleum Limited in
                                           China. Export capacity of the gas pipeline is
       management meeting                  38bn cubic meters of gas per year.   Kazakhstan for over 10 years and is a joint
                                                                                owner of the Aral Oil Terminal with Tethys.
       Russia's state-run Gazprom reviewed                                      OLISOL has its own fleet of special oil trucks
       hydrogen production and utilisation, as well                             involved in oil transportation from Tethys’
       as the export of hydrogen and methane-  EASTERN EUROPE                   oil fields.
       hydrogen mixtures within the existing                                      Olisol has increased its stake in Tethys to
       gas infrastructure, at its Management   Turkey, Bulgaria focused         23.4% and remains optimistic for the near-
       Committee meeting.                                                       term outlook. Tethys is developing three
         Significantly, Gazprom said in    oiler Trillion Energy issues         oil and gas fields in Kazakhstan – Kul-Bas,
       a statement that it is important for                                     Akkulka and Kzyloy. Tethys reported an
       the company to accumulate its own   reserves report                      updated reserve report on the Kul-Bas field
       technological competencies in the field of                               that demonstrated 224.3mn total proven and
       hydrogen energy through the use of the   Turkey and Bulgaria-focused oiler Trillion   probable oil reserves. Tethys is planning to
       unique properties of natural gas in regard to   Energy International Inc has issued its 2020   prioritise drilling in Kul-Bas to “prove up”
       eco-friendliness and cost efficiency.  end of year reserves report, Proactive has   the field in 2021.
         The company noted that many counties   reported.                         New gas wells AKK-100 and AKK-101
       view hydrogen as an area essential for the   Total reserves for 2P (proven and   were successfully put into operation at the
       implementation of national low-carbon   probable) of discovered but non-producing   Akkulka field. Tethys is currently planning
       development strategies.             prospects along with a medium estimate for   to set up four additional wells at Akkulka in
         Because of this, Gazprom said it   risked development prospects was 40.3bn   2021.
       is considering several areas for using   cubic feet (bcf), the company said. With
       hydrogen as an energy source including the   a combined net present value of EBITA/

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