Gazprom sent to Ukraine to look for money

"Naftogaz of Ukraine" is still not made an advance payment for March, and if the end of the month the situation will not change, fuel delivery will cease. With all that in Kiev convinced that if it were a Russian concern is not delivering all assigned volume of gas, therefore, a prepayment is they do not intend.

Gazprom is ready to withdraw beyond the discussion of the current gas supply in the Donbass. "We continue active correspondence with Naftogaz, which yesterday (February 25) a private message approved, the number of remaining prepaid gas 206 million cubic meters yesterday. We are ready now expanded beyond the discussion of the delivery of our gas in the Donbass. And ready to deliver the advertised Feature volumes marked on the original price," announced the official representative of "Gazprom" Sergei Kupriyanov on the TV channel "Russia 24".

But, he said, at the current level of supplies prepaid will last only until the end of the week. And if new funds from Kiev will not do to continue the supply of gas to Ukraine, Gazprom will not be able. "In consequence of this the main issue at the moment have to settle Naftogaz, is to seek out the cash for a new pre-payment," said Kupriyanov. In response to a question about the timing of negotiations, he said: "we Have no such information."

That Gazprom may stop delivery in consequence of the exclusion of pre-payment on the part of Kiev, became known on February 24. The head of the holding Alexei Miller said that Ukraine's actions can lead to stoppage of supply after only 2 days.

Formally the head of "Naftogaz" Andrey Kobelev not stated refusal of payment, but on February 24, announced that the company will not make money until you receive from Gazprom guarantees the performance of obligations in the scope of the Treaty and the Brussels tripartite Protocol (i.e., "winter package"). The Ukrainian side said that "Gazprom" on February 22 and 23 did not satisfy the maximum orders of "Naftogaz" to 114 million cubic meters per day, and put only 47 million and 39 million cubic meters. Among other things in Kiev argued that they do not intend to pay for the gas supplied to the Donetsk and Lugansk, referring to the fact that "Naftogaz" can not figure out was serverbase gas or not. Version Koroleva, Department of Ukrtransgas "Donbasstransgas" unauthorized directly to ask "Gazprom" on the supply.

Announcing the beginning of the supply through the "Prokhorovka" and "Platoo", "Gazprom" has focused attention on the fact that the gas flow through the GIS data is considered a long-term contract "Gazprom" and "Naftogaz" from 2009, therefore, to pay for these supplies have Naftogaz. In response to this, the increased its daily orders for the collection of gas in 1.5 times.

Remember that Russian gas in 2014 is not supplied Ukraine almost 6 months. Gazprom June 16, translated "Naftogaz" to advance in consequence of debt, and only 9 December shipments were resumed. This was preceded by long negotiations with the participation of the European Commission, the results of which was concluded winter supply of domestic gas to Ukraine (operates until 31 March 2015).

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