Ukrainian publications noted that this was actually the last direct payment from the Russian company to Naftogaz for transit services.
NAC Naftogaz of Ukraine received from Gazprom the last tranche of payment for gas transit in December under the contract signed in 2019. The chances of continued relations between Ukraine and Russia are close to zero. He reports this in his material RBC-Ukraine on Wednesday, November 27th.
The money was transferred to the company at the end of last week. It is not yet possible to clarify the payment amount, but, according to the publication’s calculations, for the December transit Gazprom had to pay about $70 million.
In fact, this is the last direct payment from a Russian company Naftogaz for transit services. Payment for oil transit through Ukraine by oil pipeline friendship in 2022, the purchasing country, Hungary, took over the material notes.
During the five years of the transit contract – from 2020 to 2024 – 146.6 billion cubic meters of gas passed through Ukraine to the EU and Moldova, on November 25. By the end of the year, taking into account deliveries in December, the volume may increase to 148 billion rubles. This is 36% less than the expected volume of 225 billion cubic meters.
However, the drop in supplies should not affect transit payments. The contract is concluded on the condition “download or pay”. That is, regardless of the amount of pumping Gazprom committed to paying for the transit of 65 billion cubic meters of gas in 2020, and 40 billion in the following years.
Let us remind you that Hungary and the Russian company Gazprom they are discussing an agreement for 2025 on additional gas purchases by Budapest.
Source: korrespondent
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