Ukraine again refuses to secure Russian gas transit to Europe

Ukraine again refuses to secure Russian gas transit to Europe

Today at 2.00 Moscow time Gazprom sent another request to the Naftogaz Ukrainy United Dispatching Center (ODU) for the transit of 99.2 million cubic meters of gas a day starting from 10.00 via the Sudja gas metering station. From this amount, 13.9 million cubic meters is intended for customers in Moldavia, 63.1 million cubic meters is meant for the Balkans via the Orlovka gas metering station and 22.2 million cubic meters is destined for consumers in Slovakia via the Uzhgorod gas metering station.

The Ukrainian answer was again negative.

Date: 
17 January 2009

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