Gazprom: Naftogaz Refuses to Accept Russian Gas

Gazprom announced on Wednesday that they sought transit via Sudz, with direct access to the countries hit by the Ukraine – Russia dispute.

The Ukraine company Naftogaz refused to accept on Wednesday, for the second day in a row, Russian natural gas intended for Europe, reported the Russian gas giant Gazprom, report the Russian media.

Gazprom announced that they sent a request for the transit of 98.9 million cubic meters of gas, including 13.9 million cubic meters intended for Moldavia, 62.7 million for Balkan countries, and 22.2 million for Slovakia.

Russia, who accused the Ukraine of stealing gas intended for Europe, renewed on Tuesday supply of that important energy source after a seven day halt and the arrival of observers, which the EU is implementing, at measuring stations in the Ukraine. However, only a few hours after returning the supply, Gazprom reported that Kiev is blocking the delivery.

Gazprom reported on Wednesday that they requested transport via Sudz, a gas station on the border between the two countries, with direct access to the countries hit by the gas dispute between Russia and the Ukraine, including Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.

Naftogaz seeks transit via other stations

Naftogaz sought transit via other stations that are used mainly for gas intended for local consumption and filling gas reserves to 140 million cubic meters of gas.

The Ukraine claimed that Russia has not sent enough “technical gas” in order to maintain the needed pressure for sending the necessary gas to Europe. Kiev also said that Moscow sought that the gas be sent to Europe via a complicated route that would require that the Ukraine stp the supply to its own citizens.

“The renewed refusal by Naftogaz proves that the Ukraine cannot fill its reserves of gas that it extracted and renew transit. Gazprom is prepared to renew supply to European consumers at any moment” it says in Gazprom’s report.

The head of Naftogaz, Oleg Dubina, rejected on Wednesday Russian claims that the Ukraine illegally took gas, claiming that the company sent it to Moldavia.

Dubina also said that the transit of gas is “technically” impossible at this moment.

“We cannot restart the transit network for such insufficient amounts of gas for an undetermined amount of time” said Dubina. He called for the compilation of a temporary agreement with Russia for the amounts of transit gas, and the routes that it will be sent through.