Friday, March 07, 2014

Miller: Gazprom cannot supply gas to Ukraine for free

Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom has received no payments from Naftogaz, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said.

MOSCOW, March 07. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom has received no payments from Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz Ukrainy for February’s Russian gas supplies, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told journalists on Friday.


“Today, on February 7, was the deadline for payments for February’s gas deliveries to Ukraine,” he said. “Gazprom has received no debt payments. With a discount in the first quarter, Ukraine’s overdue debt for gas has significantly increased, reaching 1.860 billion dollars.”
“This actually means that Ukraine has stopped paying for Russian gas. This contradicts completely provisions of the contract and international trade practice,” Miller said. “We have always fulfilled and we will fulfill our contractual obligations.”

“However, we cannot supply gas for free. Either Ukraine clears the debt and pays for current deliveries, or there is a risk to return to the situation in early 2009,” he said, referring to the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, when Gazprom temporarily halted deliveries to Naftogaz.
“We will keep the Russian government informed of the current situation,” he added.
http://en.itar-tass.com/economy/722649
6/3/14
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3 comments:

  1. Ukraine: Gazprom menace de couper le gaz...

    L’entreprise russe a menacé d’interrompre ses exportations de gaz en raison de la dette de l’Ukraine.

    Le géant public russe Gazprom a menacé l’Ukraine d’interrompre ses exportations de gaz en raison d’impayés de 1,89 milliard de dollars, comme ce fut le cas en 2009, quand des coupures avaient perturbé l’approvisionnement de pays européens.

    « Cela signifie que l’Ukraine a de facto cessé de payer le gaz. Soit l’Ukraine règle ses arriérés, soit il y a un risque de revenir à la situation de début 2009 », a mis en garde le patron de Gazprom, Alexeï Miller.

    L’Ukraine a jusqu’au 7 mars pour payer les livraisons du mois de février. Le commissaire européen à l’Energie, Gunther Oettinger, avait déclaré mardi que l’Union européenne allait aider l’Ukraine à régler sa dette gazière vis-à-vis de la Russie.

    Une éventuelle rupture des exportations russes à l’Ukraine, pays par lequel transitent encore la moitié des achats de l’UE (65 milliards de mètres cubes), aurait des conséquences directes sur les livraisons de gaz à l’Europe..............http://www.lesoir.be/488138/article/actualite/monde/2014-03-07/ukraine-gazprom-menace-couper-gaz
    6/3/14

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  2. Gazprom droht Ukraine mit Lieferstopp....

    Der russische Staatskonzern Gazprom droht der Ukraine indirekt mit einem Stopp der Gaslieferungen. Sollte die Regierung in Kiew nicht bald ihre Schulden begleichen, bestehe die Gefahr, dass man zu einer Situation wie 2009 zurückkehre, sagt Gazprom-Chef Alexei Miller. Damals stoppte Russland seine Gaslieferungen an die Ukraine..............http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article125525627/Gazprom-droht-Ukraine-mit-Lieferstopp.html
    6/3/14

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  3. The Czech Foreign Ministry announced Saturday that four central European countries are interested in importing natural gas from the US and reducing their dependence on Russia.....

    The Visegrad 4 group – which consists of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia – is asking US Congress to ease the rules for import.
    http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/
    8/3/14

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