Naftogaz: Prepaid fifteen million dollars is enough for the procurement of gas from Russia to 6 March
NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" said ready to buy in the first five days of March 10 cubic meters of gas per day, said the organization. Naftogaz on the last working day of the week listed in advance fifteen million dollars in March. The cost for the 1st quarter of the contract on gas from Russia is 329 USD per 1 thousand Cubic meters. So, based on application of 10 million cubic meters per day, the company will be able to receive gas from Russia To 6 March, reports a news Agency. In addition, Naftogaz said on 27 and 28 February, the Company is ready to buy at 54, 9 million cubic meters of gas. Before the last working day of the week Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Naftogaz did not take an advance payment for gas deliveries to Ukraine have the opportunity to be finished Tuesday. Novak also said that Ukraine will not have enough of its gas and supplies for the reverse to complete the autumn-winter period. Before that Naftogaz was subjected to charge Gazprom in failure of the application to the production and delivery of gas." We have prepaid at the beginning of the month. Conclusion about the schedule selection of prepaid amounts and on the future of the prepayment will be depending on the weather conditions in Ukraine and on the faithful performance of the contract by Gazprom, " said the head of the organization Andrey Kobelev. Prior to this, Gazprom said on February 27, will deliver to Ukraine 68, 9 million cubic meters of gas and will comply with all requests of Naftogaz. Before in the same day, Gazprom said that it has received from Naftogaz prepayment for gas at fifteen million dollars." Received from Naftogaz pre-payment At the current level of supply will suffice presumably at night, " said the official representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov. On Wednesday, energy Minister Alexander Novak expressed hope for a timely prepayment Naftogaz March deliveries. The Minister also said that the conclusion of the suspension of gas supplies to Ukraine until was not taken. Attention to the gas between Gazprom and Naftogaz increased due to the fact that the Russian Firm from February 19 start gas supplies to Ukraine, and among them through the measuring station (GIS) "Prokhorovka" and "Platoo" in the Donbass, which are controlled LNR and DND. While the company insists that in his application indicates other GIS " Sudzha, Valuiki ", "sohranovka and Pisarevka" and "Prokhorovka" and "Platoo" they do not appear. On Tuesday, the head of Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said that "Naftogaz of Ukraine" have not given a new prepayment for gas from Russia, which increases the likelihood of bringing to the cessation of supply for two days. While Naftogaz said that Gazprom did not fulfill Ukraine's application for the production and delivery of 22 February prepaid natural gas than broke tripartite Brussels Treaty. In Naftogaz also told that they did not think it possible to make an advance payment for gas from Russia, until you are confident in the performance of the contract by Gazprom.