Naftogaz has made the initiative Gazprom to install a temporary gas price for the period of arbitration
NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine " offers Russian Gazprom for the period of consideration of the mutual claims in the Stockholm arbitration to establish the formula time gas prices, said the press service of the Ukrainian organization. " for the period prior to the decision of arbitration the cost of gas will be equal to the price of European gas exchanges minus the cost of transportation from the Russian border to these exchanges, according to the report of the press service, which is quoted by ITAR-TASS. As underlined by Naftogaz, the Ukrainian side is ready to pay debts for gas in the period prior to the decision of arbitration only for temporary price calculated by this method. In the opinion of management, this solution will enable to considerably simplify the discussion on the definition of " fair market price for Ukraine. " " the agreement with Gazprom for the production and delivery of gas to contain the situation regarding revision of rates in accordance with changes in the market situation, " the press-service. Moreover, " the use of stock prices is the dominant trend in contracts of Gazprom and European companies, " according to the report. So the company proposes to replace wholesale prices on spot prices that are much lower than under long-term contracts. Last Friday in the capital of Russia were the dialogues between Russia and the EU on gas issues. According to their results, Novak said that the Russian Federation is ready in the form of temporary gas price for the period of consideration of the mutual claims of Gazprom and Naftogaz to install first proposed 385 USD per 1 thousand Cubic meters, which are obtained through the use of contract price discounts of $ 100 due to the decrease in export duties. Remember, June 16 from 10. 00 GMT Gazprom has entered the mode of payment for the supply and stop supplying gas to Ukraine. The pipeline is only intended for transit to the European Union blue fuel in the amount of 185 million cubic meters per day.