Novak: the Discount for gas for Ukraine has the opportunity to be less than 30% of the contract price
The discount on gas for Ukraine in the III and IV quarters has the ability to be less than 30% of the contract price, said the head of the energy Ministry of Russia Alexander Novak. The words of Novak leads RIA " Novosti ".
remember, Novak Tuesday said that the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the European Commission are discussing the possibility of a work of tripartite talks on gas 26-29 June. The Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn have said before, that the agreement with Russia about the price of gas will be achieved over the next 2 weeks. Ukraine expects in the 3rd quarter of 2015 the price of gas from Russia to 295-296 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters, compared with less than $ 250 for the European gas produced on the reverse. The head of Ministry of Ukraine hoped to receive discounts. The draft tripartite Protocol on gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine provides for the volumes of gas in Ukrainian underground gas storages (UGS) in early winter in a volume of Over 19 billion cubic meters. The obligations of the Ukrainian side for the purchase and injection of gas into storage under the ground and the allocation of the EU bailout for these purposes are required to enter into a new package of gas agreements that can be signed on the results of the upcoming meeting of the Russia - Ukraine - European Commission.