Company "Ukrtransgaz" wishes to receive supervision over the transit of Russian gas to the European Union, writes the print edition.
Company "Ukrtransgaz" signed an agreement on cooperation and exchange of information with the operator, Hungarian FGSZ gas transmission system, informs magazine. This will help to build a virtual reverse gas supplies through Ukraine.
"This means that Kiev will be able to buy European gas organizations, which provides them with" Gazprom ", and select it from the pipe on its territory that does not only relieve the country from having to pay for transportation, but also gives her the opportunity to fully provide itself with gas at all without a contract with " Gazprom ". In addition, the European institutions will be able to store gas in Ukrainian underground storage facilities, which creates conditions for the organization of the country's gas hub, " writes the magazine.
print edition writes, that such a scheme is impossible, as is currently the transit gas on the Western border of Ukraine is transferred to "Gazprom export" and after that operators GTS Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Its part of the Ministry does not know the actual volume of gas consumed by customers, as no one knows digital codes for a specific vendor or gas receiver (shipper code).
for this reason, emphasizes the print edition, "without the participation of" Gazprom export " to build a virtual reversal in Ukraine is impossible ".
"in the EU virtual gas delivery (backhaul) is not only allowed, but also provided the Third energy package. Now, having established 1st direct contact with European gas transmission operator, Ukraine plans to require "Gazprom export" transfer shipper code ", - writes the magazine.
The head of "Naftogaz" Andrey Kobelev said that if this does not happen, Ukraine will file a complaint with DG competition and the European Commission stressed that it fully supported the agreement between the "Ukrtransgaz" and FGSZ.
Gazprom assured that the existing transit scheme relies on the contract from 2009, for this reason, neither EU law nor the laws of Ukraine do not have the ability to independently change the situation, writes " Kommersant ".
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