Vemex
Vemex is a Gazprom-controlled natural gas trading company in the Czech Republic. In addition to the Czech Republic, the company also operates in Slovakia.
The shareholders of Vemex are:
- Securing Energy for Europe GmbH - 67%
- Centrex Europe Energy & Gas AG - 33%
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.
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.