Naftogaz asked Gazprom to change the rules of the transit agreement
Ukrainian Naftogaz sent Gazprom a letter in which has made the initiative to revise the contract on volumes and terms of natural gas transit through the territory of the country from 2009 to 2019 years. " this week we sent a letter to OAO " Gazprom " with the demand to change the transit contract. This process has begun ", - said the head of the Board of " Naftogaz " Andrey Kobelev, reports NTV. The head of Naftogaz did not say about all the proposals of the Ukrainian side regarding the revision of the contract, but said that one of the proposals the methods of calculation of gas, namely " where it will be taken into account, as it will be monitored, " reports the news Agency ". Naftogaz first of many times criticized the transit contract with Gazprom on January 19, 2009 for the lack of guarantees of transit volumes and rules " take or pay ". In addition, over the last period of time Kyiv has raised the question about revision of the transit rate, considering it to be underestimated. Ukraine also serves to move the point of reception of the European consumers of Russian gas on Ukrainian-Russian border. Remember, after long and fruitless negotiations on 16 June 10. 00 Moscow time Gazprom has introduced the mode of payment for the supply and ceased to supply gas to Ukraine. Currently, the pipeline is only intended for transit to the European Union blue fuel in the amount of 185 million cubic meters per day. Deputy head of Naftogaz Oleksandr Todiychuk said that the gas stocks in underground storage facilities of Ukraine may be enough for the country to November, and With the greatest saving mode - until the end of the year. As of June 27, accumulation of gas in storages of Ukraine was estimated at 14, 24 billion cubic meters. At the same time the Ministry of regional development of Ukraine stated that the heat supply companies of Ukraine are obliged to reduce gas consumption by 10% until the end of 2014. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that the Ukrainian energy market has developed supercritical situation.