Vemex

Vemex s.r.o.
Type private
Industry oil and gas
Founded 2001
Headquarters Prague, Czech Republic
Key people Vladimir Ermakov (CEO)
Products natural gas
Services distribution of natural gas
Parent Gazprom
Subsidiaries Vemex Energo, s.r.o.
Website www.vemex.cz

Vemex is a Gazprom-controlled natural gas trading company in the Czech Republic. In addition to the Czech Republic, the companies also operates in Slovakia. The shareholders of Vemex are:

Vemex has around 10–12% of the Czech gas market.[1] The major clients are the Prague gas utility Prazska Plynarenska, the Spolana chemical producer, and the steel manufacturer Vitkovice.[2]

In 2007, Vemex signed a 5-year contract with Gazprom for annual deliveries up to 500 million cubic metres of gas.[3][4] Together with the Czech natural gas producer Moravske Naftove Doly the company plans to build a natural gas storage facility in the eastern part of the Czech Republic.[5]

In 2010. the company announced its plant to enter the Slovak market through its subsidiary Vemex Energo, s.r.o.[5] In September 2009, the company announced it would like to lease a part of Ukrainian underground storage capacities.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Gazprom chce zvýšit svou přítomnost na ukrajinském trhu s plynem přes českou firmu [Gazprom wants to increase its presence in the Ukrainian gas market through the Czech company]" (in Czech). Mediafax. 2009-09-21. http://www.mediafax.cz/ekonomika/2931831-Gazprom-chce-zvysit-svou-pritomnost-na-ukrajinskem-trhu-s-plynem-pres-ceskou-firmu. Retrieved 2010-07-21. 
  2. ^ Kominek, Jiri (2009-03-23). "Russian Energy Companies Expand Their Operations in Central Europe". Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation). http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Bswords%5D=8fd5893941d69d0be3f378576261ae3e&tx_ttnews%5Bany_of_the_words%5D=Vemex&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34746&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=a6b66dda5b. Retrieved 2010-07-21. 
  3. ^ "Gazprom signs term gas deal with Czech Vemex". Reuters. 2007-10-11. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1113258720071011. Retrieved 2010-07-21. 
  4. ^ "Vemex. About Us and Natural Gas". Leaders Magazine (5). 2009. http://ecpaper.leadersmagazine.cz/2009-issue-5/#page=32-33. Retrieved 2010-07-21. 
  5. ^ a b "Vemex and MND to build gas storage facility in the Czech Republic". Energy Business Review (Datamonitor). 2008-04-21. http://www.datamonitor.com/store/News/vemex_and_mnd_to_build_gas_storage_facility_in_the_czech_republic?productid=B138D120-6564-4886-B4FA-F0ED5618F2E8. Retrieved 2010-07-21. 

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