Gazprom received from Naftogaz 40 million dollars in advance payments for gas, said the head of Board of the Russian concern Alexey Miller.
"Today" Naftogaz of Ukraine " made an advance payment of 40 million dollars for gas supplies from Russia ", - quotes Miller, RIA " Novosti "." Reverse supply in may to Ukraine decreased in 2 times: After Hungary stopped supplying Poland ", - noticed the head of Gazprom.
According to the official statements of Naftogaz, from the beginning of April Naftogaz summarily transferred to Gazprom 150 million dollars, including the last tranche of the advance payment of 40 million dollars from Tuesday, 5 may. So, prepaid Naftogaz's gas supply from Russia may 77 may be, $ 2 million, which corresponds to a volume of 312 million cubic meters, of which 74, 6 million Ukrainian side has already chosen 1-4 may. Before Tuesday, the Ukrainian Company had announced the transfer to Gazprom of 40 million dollars pre-payment for gas deliveries from Russia. For his part, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that Ukraine's demand for gas imports from Russia since may 1, has increased in 2 times. According to the Naftogaz imported from Ukraine to the Russian blue fuel in the 1st quarter of 2015 decreased to 39%, while last year the import of gas from Russia in the country was 74%. Naftogaz April 1, signed with Gazprom an additional contract for the supply of gas in the 2nd quarter of 2015. The head of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller, explaining the contract, I noticed that Gazprom will not demand payment of fines by the rule of "take or pay" for gas deliveries in the 2nd quarter of 2015. Later, Novak said that the gas price for Ukraine in the 2nd quarter amounts to 248, 17 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters.

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