May 25, 2013, 14:19:40

Gazprom to increase gas transit through Belarus

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller said that the company would increase the gas volumes to the EU via Belarus to 4bn cubic metres in 2012.

"In 2012 Gazprom will raise by 4 billion cubic metres the amount of Russian gas transmission via Belarus to the EU countries," Miller said during a phone conversation with Belarusian Minister of Energy Alexander Ozerets. Miller and Ozerets discussed the issue of increasing volumes of Russian gas through Belarus to Europe both in 2012 and the medium term, the Gazprom press service said.

Gazprom last year bought the 50% of Belarus’s gas pipeline system it didn’t already own. Ukraine, which transports about 80 % of Europe-bound supplies of Russian gas, is threatening to cut its own purchases while seeking lower prices.

Under the terms of an intergovernmental agreement on the purchase of Beltransgaz, leadership of Gazprom promises to "strive for the maximum possible load of gas pipelines" on the territory of Belarus.

According to provisional data, 31.3bn cubic meters of Russian gas was conveyed via Belarus to Western Europe in 2011. 

#TAGGED

Alexander Ozerets,
Alexei Miller,
Alexey Miller,
Belarus,
Chairman,
Energy,
Energy in Russia,
Energy policy,
Europe,
European Union,
Gazprom,
Gazprom,
Minister,
Person Career,
Politics of Russia,
Politics of Ukraine,
Quotation,
Russia,
Russia–Belarus energy dispute,
Russia–Ukraine gas disputes,

taxonomy

POST YOUR COMMENT

We welcome your comments on New Europe's articles and posts. It is our hope that you will use this forum to interact with other readers around the world. In order to keep this experience interesting, we ask you to follow the rules outlined in the terms and conditions.
By submitting comments, you are consenting to these terms and conditions. While NEW EUROPE encourages discussion on all subjects, including sensitive ones, the comments posted are solely the views of those submitting them. NEW EUROPE does not necessarily endorse or agree with the ideas, views, or opinions voiced in these comments.
NEW EUROPE welcomes constructive discussion but discourages the use of copy-pasted materials, unaccompanied links and one-line slogans. This is a moderated forum.Comments deemed abusive, offensive, or those containing profanity may be edited or not be published.