Memorandum of understanding between Ukrtransgaz and Eustream a.s. signed
On April
28, 2014, in Bratislava operators of gas transporting system of Ukraine (Ukrtransgaz) and the Slovak Republic (Eustream a.s) signed a Memorandum on reverse supplies of
natural gas. The document was signed in the presence of the President of the European
Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, Minister of Energy
and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yurii Prodan, Chairman of Naftogaz of
Ukraine Board Andrii Kobolev.
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The memorandum
envisages two variants of reverse gas deliveries. The first
variant (small reverse) envisages reverse supplies from Slovakia to Ukraine
in the amount of up to 22 million cubic meters a day. The deliveries can
start from September 1, 2014, after all technical and organizational measures
on the territory of Slovakia have been completed. The second variant (large
reverse) is possible on conditions of holding consultations and taking juridical
actions. In such variant the volume of gas reverse can make up to 30 billion
cubic meters annually. |