" Trastorno " gas of Russia-EC-Ukraine May be held in the last month of summer
Maria Knyazeva. Tripartite meeting on gas issues between representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission (EC) can pass in August, and not in July, As before hoped EC, told reporters source familiar with the situation.
now between Russia and the European Commission discussed the date of the bilateral gas talks, which has the ability to be determined date " trentalance ". As said previously the head of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak, his meeting with the European Commissioner for energy Gunter Oettinger can take place approximately 17-18 July. The EC specific date does not inform.
The European Commission had hoped to build the next trilateral Ministerial meeting on gas issues in the format of Russia-Ukraine-EU before summer vacation, in which the EC is August. These meetings have the opportunity to go and in the last month of summer, " the source said.
" Gazprom " after long and fruitless negotiations with 16 June translated Ukraine for advance payment for gas because of its billions of dollars of debt, and now in the Ukrainian gas transport system are only transit volumes destined for Europe. The supply of " blue fuel " in the EU through Ukraine are going well, informs the EC.
However, to ensure security of gas supply in the European Union in the winter, Ukraine ought to accumulate in its own stores 18-20 billion cubic meters of gas, was reported before, the press service of the European Commission. According to the information of the Russian side, for the normal autumn-winter period it is necessary about 18, 5 billion cubic meters of gas.
The volume of gas in underground gas storages of Ukraine on eleven July was 14, 503 billion cubic meters. Autumn-winter heating season starts fifteen October, clarified first Chapter of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan.
Regardless of the relations of Russia and Ukraine, the Ukrainian economy in the next few years will not be able to do without Russian gas, because the alternatives in principle does not exist, emphasizes former Acting Premier of the government of Ukraine Sergey Arbuzov.
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