“Gazprom” has canceled discounts on gas to Turkish companies – RBC

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« Gazprom “decided to cancel the previously submitted to several Turkish companies discounts on purchased from a gas, Anadolu agency reported citing its sources. Source RBC “Gazprom export” confirmed that the discount is actually canceled. The second interlocutor RBC in the company said that the talks about it are continuing, but the discount lost economic relevance due to the fall in oil prices.

According to the Turkish news agency, it is six independent importers – « Bosphorus Gas», « Enerkom Energie », « Bata Hatta »,« Kibar Energie »,« Avrasiya Gas ” and « Shell Energy », which is now not be able to buy gas from “Gazprom” with the place since January 1, 2015 a discount of 10.25%.

The representative of the “Enerkom Energy” in conversation with RIA Novosti cancellations provided the company benefits denied.

«me on its own initiative, the price in the contract and cancel discounts” Gazprom “can not. If there is a request to review the price and other terms of long-term contracts for the sale-purchase of gas, the parties within six months of negotiating. If the result is not achieved, it may be submitted to international arbitration, “- said the source RIA Novosti.

The report Anadolu noted that benefits may be restored after normalization of relations between the two countries.

Interlocutor RBC said that abolishing discounts arose from the fact that after the fall in oil prices declined and the price of gas – $ 100 per thousand cubic meters.

On the question of the conditions under which a discount can leave interlocutor RBC in the company explained that it is impractical to do now. “Turkish Stream” is no longer a subject of bargaining, because it appears only on the condition that European gas consumers will agree to build gas pipelines across its territory. Plus tense political situation with Turkey does not play in favor of the discounts, the source said.

The agreement between Russia and Turkey on the discount of 10.25% to the current price was reached in February 2015. The Russian side has linked the introduction of discounts with the signing of an agreement on the construction of a new pipeline, “Turkish Stream ‘across the Black Sea, which replaced the might-project” South Stream “, the European Union blocked. Interlocutor RBC explains that the discount to the independent Turkish companies has been provided in advance in the hope for a successful conclusion of negotiations with the Turkish state company Botas of a similar amount of the discount. However, to reach agreement on some of the pricing formula, the discount must act, and failed. And state-owned discount from Russia not received.

Turkey – the second largest market for “Gazprom” after Germany. In 2013, “Gazprom” has exported to Turkey 26.7 billion cubic meters. meters of gas in 2014 – 27.33 billion cubic meters in 2015, according to preliminary data – 27 billion cubic meters. Russian gas supplies to Turkey carried out by passing under the Black Sea gas pipeline “Blue Stream” and Trans-Balkan pipeline. Previously it was assumed that by the end of 2016 will begin deliveries of newly built gas pipeline “Turkish Stream».