Kiev exposed to “Gazprom” fine of $ 3.4 billion – RBC

The office of “Gazprom” in Moscow

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The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine said the abuse by the Russian company “Gazprom” monopoly position on the gas market. “Gazprom” put a fine of 85 billion hryvnia (about $ 3.4 billion). This was announced in a Facebook head of department Yuriy Terentyev.

«just adopted a decision on the abuse of dominant position in the market for transit of natural gas through main pipelines through Ukraine company” Gazprom “as a monopoly buyer. The amount of fines – 85 billion hryvnia, “- wrote Terentyev.

 

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Representatives of “Gazprom” did not participate in held Friday a meeting of the Antimonopoly Committee, said, “Interfax Ukraine” with reference to the statement by the Director on Legal Affairs and Government Relations of the company “Naftogaz Ukraine” Yaroslav Teklyuk.

Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchishin this week said that Ukraine has raised the tariff rate for the transit of Russian gas by half. It will be $ 4.5 per 100 km per 1 thousand. Cube. m. This is about 50% more than the previous value. January 20 Demchishin said that if the Russian side refuses to pay for a new Ukraine would sue the “Gazprom».

The Ukrainian company “Naftogas” earlier explained that the rate is given “to the European principles. ” “Naftogaz” is also offered to “Gazprom” to negotiate with the adoption in Ukraine of the new rules pricing on gas transportation services.

As said the head of “Naftogaz” Andrew Kobolev, the new system eliminates the concept of “transit”, which is replaced by the term “export through the” input-output “. “It [the new system] applies not only to” Gazprom “, but also any company that wants to transport gas through Ukrainian territory. And that transportation will be by European rules, “- said Kobolev.

Along with the statements the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine,” Gazprom “has sent” Naftogaz Ukrainy “bill for the gas that Ukrainian company is not chosen in the third quarter of 2015. on the condition of “take or pay”. The Russian company explained that “Naftogaz” billed in the amount of $ 2.549 billion, of which payment of “Gazprom” expects a period of ten days. In “Naftogaz” these claims are rejected and refused to pay.

At the moment, in the Stockholm arbitration are few complaints from the Russian and Ukrainian side on the gas issue. In particular, “Gazprom” has filed a lawsuit to recover from the “Naftogaz Ukraine” for the $ 18.5 billion shortfall Ukrainian company contracted volumes of gas in 2012-2013. The Ukrainian company, in turn, filed a claim under the contract for gas transit. In November, the claims were increased to $ 25.7 billion.