Vemex is a
Gazprom-controlled
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
trading company in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. In addition to the Czech Republic, the company also operates in Slovakia.
The shareholders of Vemex are:
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Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (Germany) - 67%
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Centrex Europe Energy & Gas AG Centrex Europe Energy and Gas AG is "an international group of companies operating in the natural gas sector, focussing on the extraction and marketing of natural gas reserves". It is believed to be a Gazprom front company.[Spolana
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chemical producer, and the steel manufacturer Vitkovice.
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In 2007, Vemex signed a five-year contract with Gazprom for annual deliveries up to 500 million cubic metres of gas.
[
][
] Together with the Czech natural gas producer MND, a shareholder of Vemex itself, the company plans to build a natural gas storage facility in the eastern part of the Czech Republic.
[
] As of 2013 the plat is still active.
Parlamentní listy: GAZPROM a MND podepsali Protokol o výstavbě nového podzemního zásobníku plynu
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In 2010, the company announced its plan to enter the Slovak market through its subsidiary Vemex Energo, s.r.o.[
] In September 2009, the company announced it would like to lease a part of Ukrainian underground storage capacities.[
Dutch MND Group B.V. transferred 16.86% shares to Swiss MND Group AG in 2019 and then MND Group AG in 2020 transferred all shares to German Securing Energy for Europe GmbH, the former Gazprom Germania GmbH.
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See also
* Energy in the Czech Republic
Energy in the Czech Republic describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in the Czech Republic.
Overview
Primary energy consumption per million people in 2008 was 50 TWh compared to other countries (TWh): Canada 93 (310 ...
* List of Gazprom subsidiaries
Russian energy company Gazprom has several hundred subsidiaries and affiliated companies owned and controlled directly or indirectly. The subsidiaries and affiliated companies are listed by country. The list is incomplete.
Russia 100% ownership
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References
External links
* {{official, http://www.vemex.cz/en
Energy companies established in 2001
Non-renewable resource companies established in 2001
Czech companies established in 2001
Oil and gas companies of the Czech Republic
Gazprom subsidiaries