“Naftogaz” has promised to increase the claim to “Gazprom” on the $ 4 billion – RBC

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« Naftogaz “put up” Gazprom ” new requirements for the claim associated with the transit contract, said the company’s manager. Earlier “Gazprom” has increased its claims to “Naftogaz” more than $ 2 billion

«Naftogaz of Ukraine” in the first quarter of 2016 will increase the claim to “Gazprom” for the transit contract $ 1 billion, said the director of the Ukrainian company to develop Yuri Vitrenko on his Facebook page on Tuesday. According to him, in such an amount, “Naftogaz” estimates “underpayment for transit services”. In annual terms, for 2016, this amount would be about $ 4 billion, he added.

Do not assume that the Ukrainian company is increasing its claim to “trim” a suit requirements of “Gazprom”, stressed manager “Naftogaz”. According to him, almost the entire amount of the claim of the Russian holding company – “this calculation on a” take or pay »

« We believe these claims are absolutely groundless and do not accept a penny.. At the same time, we believe our requirements fully justified, and we will require that they have fully complied with all our requirements, including requirements for compensation “, – he concluded

« Naftogaz of Ukraine » October 2014 filed a lawsuit against “Gazprom” in the Stockholm arbitration court, demanding to recover from the Russian holding company for un-granted compensation for the transit of gas volumes and the interest on that amount. February 19 the head of “Naftogaz” Andrew Kobolev reported that the amount of the claim to “Gazprom” in the Stockholm arbitration « close to $ 30 billion,” aired « RIA Novosti»

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«Gazprom” filed a counterclaim in Stockholm arbitration in 2015. He demanded to recover from the “Naftogaz” charge for arrears of contractual volumes of gas in 2012-2013, which Ukrainian side was obliged to pay for the condition of “take or pay”. Earlier Tuesday, learned , that «Gazprom» sent to the Stockholm international arbitration about the increase of the suit claims to « Naftogaz ” for $ 2.549 billion. As a result, the amount of “Gazprom” claims amounted to $ 31.759 billion.