The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at a meeting during the restructuring of "Naftogaz of Ukraine" adopted a conclusion about creating a new operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine - PJSC " Main gas pipelines of Ukraine ", 100% shares of which will remain in state ownership.
"Ministry of energy of Ukraine developed a draft decree of the government on the establishment of public joint stock company" Trunk gas pipelines of Ukraine ", 100% shares of which is in state ownership in order to split activities in the transportation and storage of natural gas, "- said the head of Ministry of Ukraine Igor Nasalik in the process of a government meeting, presenting the relevant draft decision, reports RIA " Novosti ".



in September, Ukrainian media reported that the Ministry without the knowledge of "Naftogaz" has made changes in the Charter of the organization, taking on their own shoulders all the responsibility for the management of the "Ukrtransgaz" and the GTS. PJSC "Ukrtransgaz" - the state enterprise for the supply, transportation and storage of natural gas, the operator of the Ukrainian gas transportation system. This Firm is responsible for pumping gas from Russia to Europe-and receives from Russia is very good money. In 2015, for example, Gazprom paid Ukraine $ 2 billion for the transit of 67 billion cubic meters of gas. The commercial Director of "Naftogaz of Ukraine" Yuriy Vitrenko reported that the transfer of control "Ukrtransgaz" the Ministry of economic development and trade to Kiev is fraught with disruption of arbitration with Gazprom in Stockholm. Besides, "Naftogaz" said that the correction of the organization's Charter and transfer control functions by the operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine ? "Ukrtransgaz" ? the Ministry of economic development and trade of the country violates the rules of the loan agreement with the EBRD and may be a potential cause of default on the debt of Naftogaz, the state-guaranteed.

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