Ukraine Looking for Alternative Gas Suppliers

People ♦ Published: July 8, 2013; 21:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

Gas supply from Europe to Ukraine may stimulate pricing of Russian import.

Ukraine Looking for Alternative Gas Suppliers / Picture: © Vindobona.org

A total annual volume of 30bn cubic meters gas annually can be delivered to the Ukraine through the reverse supply from Europe to Ukraine. However, the import of Russian gas cannot be avoided completely, according to Eduard Stavytskyi, Minister of Energy and Coal Industry. Instead, he hopes that adequate pricing can be stimulated, Stavytskyi announced at a press conference after a…