The construction of the gas pipeline " South stream " will lead to reduction of volumes of gas supply from Russia to the EU through Ukrainian gas transport system to 40-50 billion cubic meters a year, said the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
" The capacity of the Ukrainian gas transport system as a whole 140 billion cubic meters of gas a year, we rocked 122, now we pump 80. If we build South stream, it will be built, If the law on establishment of a single operator GTS - ed) will not be accepted, we will continue to swing 45-50 billion cubic meters per year, and us from the budget will have to subsidize transportation of gas from Russia, " said Yatsenyuk, representing in the Verkhovna Rada a draft law on a single operator GTS, which provides for the participation of investors from the US and the EU.
Ukraine's Parliament on Thursday with the 3rd attempt turned on the draft law on the agenda.
Yatseniuk asked the parliamentarians to receive him today, at least in the first reading.
Russia In a few short years purposefully diversified gas supplies and transit risks that exist today, for example, via the Ukrainian GTS. So, was built and put into use of the Nord Stream pipeline with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters, " Yamal-Europe " capacity of 33 billion, implemented the project " South stream " with a capacity of 63 billion cubic meters.
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