Thursday, September 11, 2014

Poland complained of failure to supply 45% of its gas from Russia – RBC

Poland complained of failure to supply 45% of its gas from Russia – RBC

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Polish state oil and gas company (Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo, PGNiG) has announced the short delivery of Russian natural gas supplied to it by “Gazprom”. As noted in today’s report PGNig, supply shortages through the station “Drozdovychi” (on the border with Ukraine), “Kondratki” and “High” (on the border with Belarus) has reached 45%.

In the Polish company explained that PGNiG has the right to order for Gazprom gas volumes do not exceed the current contract values. According to the Polish company, beyond these limits, the application did not go, but “Gazprom export” has not fulfilled them. However, no explanation for failure to deliver the ordered quantity of gas was not followed.

PGNiG intends to cover the deficit by increasing deliveries through the station on the border with Germany and the Czech Republic. The company assured that the supply of gas to consumers in accordance with the previously approved plans.

Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said today RBC that gas supplies to Poland continued without any change in the previous volumes -23000000 cube . m per day.

On the eve of PGNiG said that the short supply of Russian gas began September 8, 2014, when the gas in Poland received 20% less than stated in the Polish proposal. September 9 “shortage” was already 24%.

«Gazprom» data on limiting the supply of Russian gas to Poland denied.

«news agency cut deliveries to the Polish PGNiG incorrect. Currently in Poland comes exactly the same amount of gas, as in previous days – 23 million cubic meters per day, “- said RBC representative of” Gazprom ».

When asked about the reasons for the deviation of the actual volume of deliveries from applications of the Polish side, the representative of “Gazprom” said: “Deliveries are carried out in all directions on the basis of available resources at the moment to export and continues to pump in UGS facilities in the Russian Federation».

On the eve of “Naftogaz Ukraine” stated that the short supply of Russian gas to Poland led to the discontinuation of the reverse gas supplies from Poland to Ukraine. While it is expected that the reverse supply will be suspended until the morning of September 12, 2014.

At the end of June 2014 the head of “Gazprom” Alexei Miller said that European companies that provide reverse gas supplies to Ukraine may face limitations on the part of “Gazprom».

Miller noted that “Gazprom” “stares for reversing” and in the future may limit the supply in respect of those companies that supply gas to Kiev.

Eugene Kalyuk

September 11, 2014

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