Slovak gas operator is ready to reverse supplies to Ukraine

Alexander Kuranov. Experts operator of the gas transportation system of Slovakia - organization Eustream completed the preparatory work to reverse the supply of fuel to the site of Ukraine, said Last news on Tuesday, the official authorized organization Eustream Vahram Coughran.

" We are ready to begin September 1 of the current year reverse gas supplies to Ukraine from the countries of Central Europe in the control mode, which provides for the delivery of about three billion cubic meters per year, " said Coughran.- On March 1, 2015, the pipeline will be able to deliver at the highest capacity of 10 billion cubic meters per year.

authorized organization Eustream recalled that during the Open Season procedure several European firms have submitted binding bids for pumping gas through the pipe.

Experts Eustream has held for the past three months, a comprehensive review of the technical wealth of Uzhgorod gas pipeline-Vojny built fifteen years ago, as well as construction of additional 400-meter pipeline to the Ukrainian border. A large part of the transit capacity of the new pipeline until 2019 bought Ukrainian state company Naftogaz.

before the official authorized organization Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP), which is the recipient and distributor of natural gas from Russia to Slovakia, Peter Bednar said Last news that SPP does not want to do the reverse gas supplies to Ukraine. From his part, Minister of foreign Affairs of Slovakia Miroslav Lajcak in may said that the Slovak side is only concerned with supply, and who will provide the gas and who will pay for - it is literally a different question.


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