"Naftogaz" does not consider it necessary to take obligation for gas injection into UGS
NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" does not consider it necessary to take on their own shoulders obligations for the purchase and the pumping of gas into underground gas storage facilities, said Last news Director of the business development organization Yuriy Vitrenko.
"Naftogaz of Ukraine" sees no reason to take on their own shoulders obligations for the purchase and injection of gas into underground storage facilities. The implementation of such obligations depends on many factors, " Vitrenko said in response to a request Last news .
He has supplemented his words by the fact that At this point of time is agreed upon date of the meeting on gas issues in the format Ukraine-EU-RF ".
first it was claimed that the draft tripartite Protocol on gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine provides for the pumping of gas into Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities in the early winter of Over 19 billion cubic meters.
Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Wednesday that Ukraine had agreed to pump in the underground storage of gas for the winter of 19 billion cubic meters. According to his statement, draft tripartite Protocol on gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine envisages the provision of financial assistance by the European Commission for the purchase of gas by Ukraine if Kiev the like.
currently the European Commission brings together with Russian and Ukrainian sides of the draft Protocol, prepared after different meetings at the expert level. The purpose of this Protocol is to detect the output, which will cover the entire winter season 2015-2016. The document is planned to be signed at the trilateral Ministerial meeting on gas, which, as stated by Novak, will, most likely, after June 20.