KIEV, Aug. 1 - The conflict between Ukrainian and Tatarstan shareholders in UkrTatNafta over a disputed 18.296% stake will not influence relations between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko believes.

New York, Aug. 2 - Norway's Telenor has won a New York arbitration proceeding against Alfa Group subsidiary Storm LLC in connection with Storm's violations of the Shareholders Agreement relating to the parties' joint investment in Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar G.S.M., Telenor said on its website.

KIEV, Aug. 2 - Ukraine??™s third largest oil and gas company, ChornomorNaftoGaz, has successfully transported its floating drilling rig to the site of a big off-shore natural gas deposit near Odessa, the company reported.

KIEV, Aug. 1 ??“ The owners of Etalon-Zhyttia, one of the 10 biggest life insurance companies in Ukraine, are in talks on the sale of the company to the Dutch Fortis financial group, Oleksandr Derkach, an Etalon-Zhyttia shareholder, said.

KIEV, Aug. 1 ??“ A consortium of Ukraine's state banks, Ukreximbank and Oschadbank, have lent UAH 340 million to the state-run enterprise Energomarket over the past two days, Oschadbank First Vice-Governor Andriy Pyshny said.

KIEV, Aug. 2 ??“ Agrobank, a small bank that may be purchased by Czech financial group PPF, said it plans to open branches in Lviv, Odessa, Vinnytsia, as well as to continue developing its network in Kiev.

MOSCOW, Aug. 1 - RosUkrEnergo, the sole supplier of Ukraine's gas imports, urged Naftogaz to pay outstanding $371.8 million debts for gas supplied by Aug. 15 or face a lawsuit, a newswire reported Wednesday.

KIEV, Aug. 2 ??“ Ukraine will run a test next month of whether it??™s technically possible to ship Caspian Sea crude to Europe via the same oil pipeline that carries Russian crude, an official said Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 2 - The starting price for a 93.02% stake in Ukraine's Kryvorizhstal steel giant in an auction slated for October may amount to UAH5.88 billion (about $1.1 billion), a source in the State Property Fund told Interfax on Tuesday.