| TOPIC OF THE ISSUE |
 Turbulent growth 2016
The Completion of the summer driving season, the beginning of
autumn are traditionally the season to summarize the preliminary
results of the fuel market activities. At that time, analysts and oil
traders, oil and gas refiners, owners of tank farms, rail tanks and
auto-tanks owners, commodity exchanges brokers and financiers,
and other market participants summed up the first results of the
year. We present an overview of the main trends in the market of
Ukraine's hydrocarbon fuels, as they appeared before the participants
of 11th annual Petroleum Ukraine 2016 conference. |
| EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION |
 Gazprom neft confirms first ever maritime
shipments of Yamal oil via new Arctic
Gates sea terminal
On the 25 of May 2016 Gazprom neft confirms
first year6round shipments of Yamal oil via the Arctic Gatesoilloading terminal at the Cape Kamenny settlement in the Yamal
Peninsula (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug). |
| REFINING |
 Fifty years and solitude
220,000b/d Kremenchug refinery, the flagship, the leader and «The Last of the Mohicans « of the Ukrainian oil refining industry in July held modest but decent celebration of its 50th anniversary. |
| LPG |
 Ukraine's LPGtrader Avtotrans presented
first in Ukraine LPGtractor
Ukraine’s oil fuels retailer Autotrans along with the Italian partners of the company Autogas Italia continues to intro6
duce in Ukraine a world-class
innovation in the field of the auto
gas systems equipment . The two companies work together more than 5 years and over this period of time they implemented a number of projects that can be considered significant for the Ukrainian market. |
| ALTERNATIVE ENERGY |
 Renewable energy development gains
unprecedented pace
Billions of dollars pumped into alternative energy development and massive technological advances open the way
for faster renewable energy growth. This green energy development inspires millions of CO2 reduction enthusiasts around the world. However, this dynamic green energy
development has some negative side effects too. |
| ALTERNATIVE ENERGY |
 New light in Starokozachye
Founded at the mouth of the Danube river in 1827 Cossack village, then the village Starokozachye experienced many
tumultuous events in its nearly two centuries long history. However, perhaps the brightest in the literal and figurative sense was the opening here of quite powerful solar power plant in 2012. In April of 2016 the OILMARKET managed to
get to this Black sea region, to share with readers our impressions of visiting this quite unique facility. |
| INTERNATIONAL TRENDS |
 Victories and lessons of the difficult
projects
In 2016 Kazakhstan celebrates the 25th anniversary of independence . In historical scale the quarter6century is a small term, and many think that today Kazakhstan could
be doing better . Skeptics will say so , but each of those who live in Kazakhstan today at least once but thought about the fact that things could be worse. The most important thing is that the economy maintains growth despite
the crisis. |
