Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Gazprom did not resume on time deliveries of gas to Europe.

Continuing: "Gazprom late resumed gas supplies to Europe
SyuzhetyOtklyuchenie gas Ukraine20.01.2009Ukraina expects to buy gas at 230 dollarovKommentariiMalenkoe black plate19.01.2009Timoshenko agreed to pay for Russian gas is 360 dollars while Ukraine does not miss the Russian gas in its gas transmission system. This is the agency France Presse, referring to the representative of the Russian Gazprom. Flow of gas through Ukraine was to begin at 10 am Moscow time. Representatives "Naftogaz has not commented on the situation.
In doing so, the head of the Russian group Alexei Miller said that the gas transport system of Ukraine to 10:15 Moscow time has already been translated into a full-mode and is ready to resume gas supplies from Russia. "They are ready to open the taps to the line of transit of gas to Europe. On our side pipe is under pressure from 13 January. Since that time, Gazprom is ready to start gas deliveries to European consumers," - added the head of the holding.
Earlier January 20, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced that Gazprom resumed gas supplies to Europe on Tuesday. At 04:00 am Moscow time the head of Gazprom and the Ukrainian company Naftogaz "gave instructions to managers of its dispatch services to begin the preparation of the transmission system of Ukraine to the staffing of the regime. The mere transit of gas, it was argued, was to begin after the station "Sudzha" at 10:00 on 20 January.
Recall that Gazprom completely blocked the supply of gas to Europe through Ukraine on January 7, accusing the Ukrainian side in an unauthorized gas. January 1, Gazprom also announced a complete cessation of gas supplies to Ukrainian consumers.
Only January 19, Gazprom and Naftogaz entered into a contract on gas supplies, according to which Ukraine will buy fuel from 20 per cent discount from the price at which it sold in Europe. The exact price of Russian gas to Ukraine has not yet been announced. Tymoshenko said that the average gas price for Ukraine will be 230 dollars per thousand cubic meters. We also know that Ukraine buys from Russia 11 billion cubic meters of gas technology at a price of 167 dollars per thousand cubic meters.
Signed by Gazprom and Naftogaz 'agreement also provides that the fee for transit of Russian gas through Ukraine will remain at the level of 2008 - 1.7 dollars per thousand cubic meters transported 100 km.

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