The Ministry expects the total volume of gas transportation in Ukraine in 2015 at the level of 73-75 billion cubic meters, Maybe 80 billion cubic meters, said the head of the organization Igor Prokopiv.




"Today We expect the total balance on transportation - 73-75 billion cubic meters, of which 40 is for Ukraine and the rest to the West, too, somewhere within the 40 billion cubic meters. Maybe 80 billion cubic meters will succeed (by year) because Russian citizens are slightly raised at the present time transport jobs - if we had 105 million already low, now 160-170 million cubic meters comes every day ", - said the head of Ukrtransgaz. He also said that Ukraine is ready to buy gas in Romania, reports RIA " Novosti "." Romanians expect the surplus of its own gas production from 1 to 2 billion cubic meters of gas. They are looking for a sales market, and we would be interesting to diversify the gas... We are with them in the negotiations, that is for 2016 see that We are ready to buy a billion or two of the Romanians, " said Prokopiv. Remember, Naftogaz April 1, signed with Gazprom an additional contract for the supply of gas in the 2nd quarter of 2015. According to the document, the preliminary cost of gas for Ukraine in the 2nd quarter before discount is 348 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters and will be clarified. Promised by Russia, the discount is $ 100. 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. In April, the import of gas from Russia to Ukraine amounted to 294, 471 million cubic meters.

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