KIEV, Nov. 5 - Ukraine's State Property Fund on November 26-28 will auction blocking stakes in energy supply companies PJSC Zakarpattiaoblenergo, Vinnytsiaoblenergo and Chernivtsioblenergo, according to the Vidomosti Pryvatyzatsii newspaper.

KIEV, Nov. 5 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ukraine-based Interpipe Limited's Long-term Issuer Default Rating at 'RD' (Restricted Default).

The senior secured rating of the company's 2017 eurobonds is affirmed at 'C'.

KIEV, Nov. 5 – EnergoAtom has become the first Ukrainian state company to open its own office in Brussels.

According to EnergoAtom President Yuriy Nedashkovsky, the main objectives of the Brussels office is close cooperation with the representatives of the European Commission and the European Energy Community for adapting Ukrainian norms and regulations to European standards, as well as a closer cooperation with European institutions and expanding the range of partners for joint projects in Ukraine and Europe.

KIEV, Nov. 6 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny has reduced its August gas debt to Russia's Gazprom from $882 million to $806 million.

KIEV, Nov. 6 – Inflation in Ukraine in October was 0.4% following zero growth in consumer prices in September, the State Statistics Service reported.

The service said that consumer prices had fallen by 0.2% since the beginning of the year.

KIEV, Nov. 6 – Customs clearance of confectionary cargos on the border with Russia has again become more difficult, the Ukrkondprom Association reported.

KIEV, Nov. 6 – The Kroll investigation agency, hired by GfK research company after its subsidiary GfK Ukraine was accused of participating in the manipulation of television ratings, has established that GfK Ukraine employees were not involved in any such possible manipulation, the research company said.

KIEV, Nov. 6 – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a project construction of the Zakhidno-Krymska-Sevastopol 330 kV power line, including the reconstruction and expansion of two substations, at a combined cost of UAH 1.139 billion.

KIEV, Nov. 6 – Ukraine’s higher economic court has reinstated the agreement of cooperation between Rudis drilling company LLC (co-owned by Kuwait Energy Company) and Ukrgazvydobuvannia in development of the Bilske gas condensate field in Poltava region and Kulichikhinske oil and gas condensate field in Poltava and Sumy regions.

KIEV, Nov. 6 – The Cabinet of Ministers has moved forward the terms for buying electricity by metal companies at the wholesale market price, not taking into account subsidies to compensate for expenses linked to the supply of electricity under the regulated tariff (the so-called subsidy certificates).