Chairman of the Board of Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) CEO Alexei Miller said the company will not cut gas supplies to Ukraine next year.
Ukraine does let the contractual obligations. That's what is written in the contract - so be it, - said Miller told reporters.
It was reported that Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced Ukraine's intention to significantly reduce imports of natural gas in 2010 compared with the obligations signed in January 2009 contracts. According to her, the contract allows for the three months prior to the completion of the contract, the quote of the planned volume of gas purchases, and filing of such a proposal should not be classified as an attempt to change the contract.
As the first Deputy Chairman of NAC Igor Didenko, the Ukrainian side proposed in 2010 to reduce the contract amount of purchases from 52 billion cubic meters. m to 33.75 billion cubic meters. m, enabling it to import 27 billion cubic meters. m without showing the Russians penalties for shortage of gas.
signed in January this year for the period up to 2019 gas contracts contain a clause take or pay. According to him, Naftogaz Ukraine has to buy at least 80% of the contracted for a year of natural gas, taking into account inherent in the purchase contract numbers mean this year at least 32 billion cubic meters. m, and from the next - a minimum of 41.6 billion cubic meters. m.
In the first three quarters of Naftogaz Ukraine almost every month break an agreement for the delivery of the monthly purchases of natural gas by selecting it in less than specified, volumes. The contract includes the delivery of the first quarter of 5 billion cubic meters. m, the second - 10 billion cubic meters. m, third - 12 mrld cu. m and the fourth - 12.5 billion cubic meters. m, whereas NAC imported in the first quarter of 2.8 billion cubic meters. m, the second - about 5.7 billion cubic meters. m, the third - about 8.5 billion cubic meters. m. According to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, only in the first half of this gives the right to Gazprom present Naftohaz penalties amounting to $ 5,25 billion
But while Russia's monopoly is not complaining as Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said waiver be placed such penalties this year.
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