Gas procurements with EBRD loans

Announcement 01 June 2023

Project name Naftogaz Emergency Gas Purchase Renewable Credit Facility
Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Funding source EBRD
Type of notice List of pre-qualified gas suppliers

An updated list of natural gas suppliers who have passed pre-qualification and have the right to participate in tenders for the purchase of gas by NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" using EBRD funds as part of the renewable credit facility. Under this project, Naftogaz can use up to 300 million euros to purchase gas from European suppliers who have passed preliminary selection.

The list of suppliers who passed the pre-qualification procedure and were approved by the EBRD:

 

Supplier

State

1.

CEZ a.s

Czech Republic

2.

GHG Emissions Traders and Consultants Ltd

United Kingdom

3.

Alpiq Energy SE

Czech Republic

4.

MET Gas and Energy Marketing

Switzerland

5.

Axpo Solutions AG

Switzerland

6.

DXT Commodities SA

Switzerland

7.

EDF Trading Limited

United Kingdom

8.

Uniper Global Commodities SE

Germany

9.

RWE Supply and Trading GmbH

Germany

10.

Engie SA

France

11.

Shell Energy Europe Ltd

United Kingdom

12.

MVM CEEnergy Zrt.

Republic of Hungary

13.

Geoplin d.o.o

Slovenia

14.

Trafigura Trading (Europe) Sarl

Switzerland

15.

ERU Management Services LLC

USA

16.

MOL Commodity Trading Ltd

Republic of Hungary

17.

EP Commodities, a.s

Czech Republic

18.

PGNiG Supply and Trading GmbH

Germany

19.

Vitol Gas and Power B.V

The Netherlands

20.

Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel, a.s.

Slovakia

21.

Equinor ASA / Equinor Gas Marketing Europe AS

Norway

22.

D.Trading International

Switzerland

23.

Mercuria Energy Trading S.A.

Switzerland

Announcement 01 June 2023

Over the 2022/23 heating season, Naftogaz purchased 523.3 mcm of natural gas with the funds of the EBRD Loan and Grant

Over the 2022/23 heating season, Naftogaz purchased 523.3 mcm of natural gas with the funds of the EBRD Loan and Grant

The total value of 55 signed contracts is €413 244 thousand, of which €224 562 thousand come from the renewable credit facility and €188,682 thousand belong to the EBRD Grant funds in line with the support of the Government of Norway. All eight suppliers were selected as part of the EBRD's pre-qualification process.

Over the period from October 2022 to February 2023, NJSC “Naftogaz of Ukraine” had purchased natural gas for import purpose of the total volume of 201.7 mcm using the funds of the EBRD renewable credit facility. In total, €224,562 thousand had been utilized for the procurement natural gas with the deliveries in November 2022, January and February 2023. The weighted average accepted price under the contracts in question constituted €1,113.34 per tcm.

Over the period from February to March 2023, NJSC “Naftogaz of Ukraine” had purchased natural gas for import purpose of the total volume of 321.6 mcm using of EBRD Grant funds in line with the support of the Government of Norway Government. In total, €188,682 thousand had been utilized for the procurement of natural gas with the deliveries in February, March and April 2023. The weighted average price under contracts in question constituted €586.71 per tcm.

The total volume of the natural gas procured by NJSC “Naftogaz of Ukraine” using funds retrieved in accordance with the EBRD procurement project over the 2022/23 heating season amounts to 523.3 mcm with the total contract value of €413,244 thousand.

Invitation for pre-qualification 10 February 2023

Project name Naftogaz Emergency Gas Purchase Renewable Credit Facility and Norwegian grant extended via the Crisis Response Special Fund
Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Project ID 53626
Funding source EBRD
Type of contract Project goods, works and services
Type of notice Invitation for pre-qualification
Issue date 10.02.2023
Closing date 23.02.2023

INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION

Ukraine

Naftogaz Emergency Gas Purchase Renewable Credit Facility and Norwegian grant extended via the Crisis Response Special Fund

National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine”, hereinafter referred to as “the Client”, intends using the proceeds of a loan and grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, hereinafter referred to as “the Bank”, towards the cost of gas.

The Client intends prequalifying new firms and consortia to tender for contracts for the supply of gas which will be awarded in the period from 27th February 2023 to 20th November 2023 (but not before EBRD no-objection and which have entered into an EFET General Agreement acceptable to the EBRD).

Prequalification and tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan and Norwegian grant extended via the Crisis Response Special Fund (hereafter referred to as “grant”) from the Bank is open to firms and joint ventures of firms from any country.

Prequalification documents will be dispatched electronically, on a free of charge basis, and will be provided in a MS Word format.

The prequalification documents must be duly completed and submitted electronically to the email address below prior to: February 23th, 2023.

Eligible Suppliers which have been prequalified and no-objected by the EBRD under the Naftogaz Eurobond Facility which have entered into an EFET General Agreement acceptable to the EBRD are listed below retain their prequalification status and do not need to re-apply:

 

Назва постачальника

Країна

1.

CEZ a.s

Чехія

2.

GHG Emissions Traders and Consultants Ltd

Великобританія

3.

Alpiq Energy SE

Чехія

4.

MET Gas and Energy Marketing

Швейцарія

5.

Axpo Solutions AG

Швейцарія

6.

DXT Commodities SA

Швейцарія

7.

EDF Trading Limited

Великобританія

8.

Uniper Global Commodities SE

Німеччина

9.

RWE Supply and Trading GmbH

Німеччина

10.

Engie SA

France

11.

Shell Energy Europe Ltd

United Kingdom

12.

MVM CEEnergy Zrt.

Угорщина

13.

Geoplin d.o.o

Словенія

14.

Trafigura Trading (Europe) Sarl

Швейцарія

15.

ERU Management Services LLC

США

16.

MOL Commodity Trading Ltd

Угорщина

17.

EP Commodities, a.s

Чехія

18.

PGNiG Supply and Trading GmbH

Німеччина

19.

Vitol Gas and Power B.V

Нідерланди

20.

Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel, a.s.

Словаччина

Firms that wish to obtain the prequalification document shall e-mail a request to the Client through the following contact details:

Mr. Oleksandr ILIN
National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine”
B. Khmelnytskogo St., 6
Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
Tel.: +380 (44) 586-33-79


[email protected]
www.naftogaz.com

Announcement 29 June 2021

Project name Naftogaz Eurobond
Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Project ID 50809
Funding source EBRD
Type of contract Project goods, works and services
Type of notice Updates to the list of gas suppliers
Issue date 29.06.2021
Closing date 31.12.2022

ЄБРР доповнив перелік постачальників газу, які пройшли попередню кваліфікацію в рамках угоди з Нафтогазом
Європейський банк реконструкції та розвитку (ЄБРР) доповнив перелік постачальників газу, які пройшли попередню кваліфікацію і отримали право брати участь в тендерах на закупівлю газу НАК «Нафтогаз України» на кошти, залучені від ЄБРР в рамках розміщення єврооблігацій Нафтогазу у 2019 році.


Додатково кваліфікована компанія Slovensky plynarensky priemysel, a.s (Словаччина).

Як вже повідомлялося, процедура попереднього відбору залишатиметься відкритою для нових учасників протягом терміну дії позики.
Раніше попередню кваліфікацію на постачання газу за кошти кредиту ЄБРР у 2021-2022 році підтвердили 19 компаній.

Департамент з інтегрованих комунікацій
НАК «Нафтогаз України»

Invitation for pre-qualification 28 January 2021

Project name Naftogaz Eurobond
Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Project ID 50809
Funding source EBRD
Type of contract Project goods, works and services
Type of notice Invitation for pre-qualification
Issue date 28.01.2021
Closing date 31.12.2022

INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION

This Invitation for Prequalification follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Project Procurement Notices on 28 January 2021.

National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine”, hereinafter referred to as “the Client”, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, hereinafter referred to as “the Bank”, towards the cost of gas.

The Client intends prequalifying firms and consortia to tender for contracts for the supply of gas which will be awarded in the period from 15 February 2021 to 31 December 2022.

Prequalification and tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms and joint ventures of firms from any country.

Prequalification documents will be dispatched electronically, on a free of charge basis, and will be provided in a MS Word format.

The prequalification documents must be duly completed and submitted electronically to the email address below prior to: 11 February 2021.

In the interests of maximising the number of qualified tenderers under this facility, notwithstanding the initial deadline for submission of prequalification applications stated above, this prequalification exercise will remain open to new applicants throughout the duration of the facility. Interested firms and consortia may therefore submit a prequalification application after the initial deadline for submission of prequalification applications. Prequalification applications received after the initial deadline for submission of prequalification applications will be processed in accordance with the procedure described in Clause 15 of the Prequalification Document.

All previously prequalified firms shall verify that the information previously provided is still valid and correct to inform the Client in case of any subsequent changes in the firms compliance with requirements of Prequalification Document, in particularly with changes in ability to deliver natural gas and creditworthiness.

Firms that wish to obtain the prequalification document shall e-mail a request to the Client through the following contact details:

Oleksandr Ilin
Senior Expert of Gas Trading Center 
National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine”
Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street, 6
Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
Tel.: +380 (44) 586-33-79
[email protected]
www.naftogaz.com

General Procurement notices 28 January 2021

Project name Naftogaz Eurobond
Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Project ID 50809
Funding source EBRD
Type of contract Project goods, works and services
Type of notice General Procurement notices
Issue date 28.01.2021
Closing date 31.12.2022

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

 

This GPN updates the original GPN published on 06.09.2019

Joint Stock Company “National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine” intends using the proceeds of loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) for a project to bridge the gap between the purchase and sale of natural gas.

The project, which has a remaining estimated cost of up to EUR 80.4 million, will involve the procurement of natural gas for deliveries via Ukraine’s interconnections with the European Union.

Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of the loan from the Bank will be subject to the Bank’s Procurement Policies and Rules, will be based on the standard procurement procedures and practices applied to the procurement of gas in the European Union and will be open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the Bank's loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law of official regulation of the Purchaser's country.

Interested suppliers, contractors and consultants should contact:

Oleksandr Ilin
Senior Expert of Gas Trading Center 
National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine”
Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street, 6
Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
Tel.: +380 (44) 586-33-79
[email protected]
www.naftogaz.com

Announcement 10 December 2019

Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Funding source EBRD

06 November 2019

Project name Naftogaz Eurobond
Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Funding source EBRD
Type of notice Announcement on the list of gas suppliers

Announcement 25 June 2019

Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Type of notice Naftogaz Group starts measuring within the framework of a joint project with the EBRD to reduce methane emissions

Announcement 08 August 2017

Country Ukraine
Business sector Natural resources
Funding source
Type of notice EBRD completes list of pre-qualified gas suppliers under Naftogaz agreement