Energy Ministry: Ukraine will buy from Russia 4 billion cubic meters of gas before the end of winter
The Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn confirmed Kiev's plans to purchase in the Russian Federation Before the end of winter 4 billion cubic meters of gas.
" Until the end of March 4 billion cubic meters, including the amount that we bought at the beginning of the winter, " he said century.
Supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine, discontinued since mid-June because of the billions of dollars of debt Kiev, were resumed on December 9 once Kiev had made an advance payment for 1 billion cubic meters of gas at $ 378 million. Ukraine imports gas from Europe, for eleven months, the volume of these shipments amounted to 4 billion cubic meters of gas.
The Minister also expects a reduction in the cost of gas from Russia in the first quarter of 2015 in response to falling oil prices." as the cost of oil on the world market collapsed, the price will be about $ 340 per thousand cubic meters ", - he added.
This Demchyshyn hopes to increase gas supplies to reverse from Europe, as well as to increase domestic production.