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Russian Gas Supply Via Ukraine Drops; Balkans Halted
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by Dave Keating | January 6, 2009 at 03:03 am
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Russia has made good on its threats to reroute gas supplies around Ukraine after it accused the country of siphoning off gas. Deliveries to the Blakans have now been halted at the Romanian border as the energy supply dispute enters its sixth day.
OAO Gazprom cut gas shipments to Europe through Ukraine to 74 million cubic meters, compared with about 300 million normally, NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy spokesman Valentyn Zemlyanskyi said. Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Officer Alexander Medvedev said in a Bloomberg Television interview that Ukraine shut three export pipelines and blamed “the unilateral action of the Ukrainians” for the shortfall.
Russia, which supplies a quarter of Europe’s gas, cut shipments to Ukraine on Jan. 1 in a repetition of a 2006 dispute which also interrupted supplies to Europe. Russian gas flows to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia were halted at the Ukrainian-Romanian border, Bulgaria’s Energy and Economy Ministry said.
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at 03:09 on January 6th, 2009
I did read in the Spigel that the supply was slow and reduced yet still working.
Germany and Russia do have a separate line through the Northern Sea.
at 03:55 on January 6th, 2009
Is it not the pseudo policy to escalate the prices by disrupting the flow.
at 05:15 on January 6th, 2009
No Amitjha, if you follow the news on this issue it has to do with Unpaid dept from the Ukraine to Russia.
at 05:12 on January 6th, 2009
In Slovenia gas supply from Russia over Ukraine dropped for as much as 90%. Our gas company is already suggesting we spend gas wisely. Not all our gas comes from Ukraine so its not that critical yet.