In the current year "Naftogaz" may again face the risk of failure of the principle of take-or-pay (required selection) under the contract with Gazprom, writes " Kommersant ".

Calculation of average daily gas supplies from Russia in the amended contract between "Gazprom" and "Naftogaz" remains the same as in the agreement of 2009, the print edition refers to sources familiar with the situation. The annual volume is distributed to districts taking into account seasonality (winter more, summer less), and then the quarterly volume is divided into the number of days in the quarter. Deviations from the daily mean values are possible in six %.

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