Russia to open strategic stocks of fuel
Russia will have to open strategic fuel stocks due to abnormally hard frosts. This decision has been prepared and will be put forward to Mikhail Fradkov - the Russian prime-minister.

Russia will have to open strategic fuel stocks due to abnormally hard frosts. This decision has been prepared and will be put forward to Mikhail Fradkov - the Russian prime-minister.
Gas is taken from depots and wells at maximum now because of anomalous low temperatures reigning in the Central region and all over Russia recently.
The situation got quite complex - Russia takes more energy now than during last 15 years. Moscow zone has never been so overloaded.
We remind: the temperature in Moscow gets to -37, it`s very unusual for Central region.