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Third Gas War: Prologue
On June 13, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk ordered Naftogaz Ukraine, relevant ministries, and regional state administrations to prepare for a complete suspension of Russian supplies of natural gas as of Monday, June 16. The PM also ordered the National Energy Regulatory Commission (NERC) to establish economically viable rates for the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukrainian territory.
In turn, Gazprom boss Alexei Miller announced that Ukraine would be moved to a system of advance payment for natural gas as of 10:00 a.m. on June 16: “No payment, no deliveries.” In addition, Miller emphasized that this extension was the final one and was made solely at the request of the European Commission, while Kyiv was resorting to “outright blackmail.”
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Brussels – The trilateral talks regarding the solution of the Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict, which is carried out with the involvement of the EU, have hit a dead end. Yet another round of talks in Brussels have ended without any results. The Russian offer of the $100 discount was refused by Kyiv. Meanwhile the EU Commission is counting on finding compromise regarding the loan payments and the gas prices for Ukraine before next Monday.
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Die Gaspreise für die Ukraine und die Welt: eine Infographik
Quelle: http://www.vedomosti.ru/special/gaspriceschange.shtml
Übersetzung: Olha Poberezhna
Ein russischer Verlag veröffentlichte eine Graphik mit den Gaspreisen für die Ukraine im Laufe letzter Jahre.
Ab dem 1. April zahlt die Ukraine 485 $ für 1000 Kubikmeter Gas.
Dieser Preis ist 18% höher als 2013 und 80% höher als im erstenQuartal 2014.
Somit zahlt die Ukraine einen viel höheren Gaspreis an Russland, als er es auf dem Weltmarkt ist.
Der Verlag hat eine Tabelle zusammengestellt, wo der Gaspreis und die Gaslieferungen an die Ukraine, nach Europa und in die übrigen Länder der ehemaligen Sowjetunion im Vergleich vorgeführt sind.
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Дата |
Экспорт «Газпрома» на Украину |
Экспорт «Газпрома» в Европу |
Экспорт «Газпрома» в страны бывшего СССР* |
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|
2006 |
55,1 |
95 |
161,5 |
261,9 |
101 |
88,6 |
|
2007 |
54,3 |
130 |
168,5 |
269,4 |
96,5 |
110,9 |
|
2008 |
47,2 |
179,5 |
184,4 |
407,3 |
96,5 |
159,2 |
|
2009 |
37,8 |
259,4 |
148,3 |
296,7 |
56,7 |
202,1 |
|
2010 |
36,5 |
260,7 |
148,1 |
301,8 |
70,2 |
231,7 |
|
2011 |
40 |
309 |
156,6 |
383 |
81,7 |
289,5 |
|
2012 |
32,9 |
426 |
151 |
385,1 |
66,1 |
305,3 |
|
2013 |
25,8 |
413,5 |
126,8** |
382,5** |
42,2** |
262,1 |
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2014, I квартал |
н.д. |
268,5 |
н.д. |
н.д. |
н.д. |
н.д. |
|
2014, II квартал |
н.д. |
485 (оценка) |
н.д. |
н.д. |
н.д. |
н.д. |
*Статистика по странам бывшего СССР включает Украину
**Данные за три квартала 2013 г.
In der Graphik sieht es wie folgt aus:
blau – der Gaspreis und die Gaslieferungen in die übrigen Länder der ehemaligen Sowjetunion
dunkelrot- der Gaspreis und die Gaslieferungen in die Ukraine
hellrot – der Gaspreis und die Gaslieferungen nach Europa
Quelle: http://www.vedomosti.ru/special/gaspriceschange.shtml
Übersetzung: Olha Poberezhna
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