# This leads statement of Deputy Piechociński, information regarding the supply of gas to Slovakia and information from Gazprom. #
Gazprom reduced by more than 20 percent. gas supplies to Polish in relation to the daily orders, less get too Slovaks. PGNiG reassures that complements ongoing shortfall in imports from Germany and the Czech Republic. Gaz-System temporarily suspended the transmission of gas to Ukraine.
Polish Oil and Gas Company announced that Monday is reducing the supply of natural gas under the Yamal contract in relation to the daily orders placed by the Polish company all interconnections from the East : Drozdowicze from the direction of Ukraine and Kondratki and Wysokoje of Belarus.
On Monday the supply of gas from the east have been reduced by approx. 20 percent., while on Tuesday – by approx. 24 percent. in relation to the daily orders placed for Gazprom Export – announced on Wednesday PGNiG. The company added that it has asked the provider for clarification.
A representative of Gazprom, however, denied in an interview with ITAR-TASS news agency, allegedly delivery to the Polish were limited. News agency reports are inaccurate, are delivered to the Polish gas volume, as in previous days – 23 million cubic meters. day – said the representative of Gazprom agencies.
by agency Interfax quoted Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said that the variation in volume of gas supplies to Polish arise from the need to fill the Russian underground gas storage facilities. “The supply of gas in all directions are implemented while taking into account current resource exports and the ongoing filling of underground gas storage facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation”, – said the spokesman.
Also, the Slovak company SPP, the recipient and distributor of Russian gas, today announced Wednesday that it has received delivery through the territory of Ukraine decreased by 10 percent. Quoted by RIA-Novosti news agency representative SPP Peter Bednar said that despite this delivery for all customers will be fully realized. “SPP has sufficient gas reserves in underground storage, and is prepared to continue to ensure the fulfillment of its obligations”, – assured Bednar. He did not explain whether there has been a reduction in supply in relation to contracts or in relation to the contract.
PGNiG has ensured that the missing amount of gas supplies are supplemented by interconnectors with Germany and the Czech Republic. Polish gas transmission pipelines operator Gaz-System said in turn that the interconnection capacity with Germany and the Czech Republic Lasów in Cieszyn, now that gas flows into Polish, is fully utilized.
Gaz-System temporarily suspended while the gas transmission Ukraine in the framework of the so-called. the reverse. “Due to the technical need for changes in the traffic in the transmission system due to supply constraints from the east, it is necessary to temporarily suspend the service for intermittent transmission Hermanowice point in the direction of Ukraine” – said spokeswoman Margaret Gaz-System Polkowska.
The head of the Ukrainian pipeline operator Ukrtransgaz Igor Prokopiw said Wednesday in Kiev reporters that the gas supplier asked for two days to find stocks of fuel and resume delivery. “They asked for two days technical break to find the right amount of home on the market” – said, quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency.
According to the Financial Times, Prokopiw also said that from the direction of Polish contracted for Wednesday 4 million cubic meters. gas, Poland, in turn, requested the Russians 11 million, but got only 7 million, or less about as much as would sail to Ukraine.
Ukraine, cut off from Russian supplies, recently came down with the sides of the gas from the direction of Western – Poland and Slovakia. Slovak Eustream operator reported that the transit of gas through the largest gas main running through Ukraine and Slovakia to Western Europe, is progressing smoothly.
As Reuters reported, a small reduction in gas supplies from Russia made a German energy company E. ON. A spokesman for the company refused to answer the question, how big was this limitation. He stressed, however, that the situation is “alarming”.
When asked to comment on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Janusz Piechociński assured in Lodz, the matter will be quickly cleared up. “We keep our finger on the pulse. At the business level, we contact with the Russian side.’s See if there is some distortion dictated by the technical objectives, whether political, and does it give us something to think about” – told reporters Piechociński. He appealed not to escalate the information on the reduction of Russian gas supplies to Polish.
He noted that this year, when it comes to gas supplies from the east, was a “unique responsibility and punctuality”. “I recall that in the first half we took even ponadkontraktowe amount of gas. We record inventory” – he said. He added that “our presses” are ready to import gas from the western direction and technically able to win several billion cubic meters of gas.
Experts point to the reverse supply to Ukraine as one of the possibilities to reduce the supply in relation to contracts PGNiG. Former Economy Minister Piotr Wozniak recalled that two weeks ago the Russians sent a signal that these Reversing gas supply – according to them – against the law. “Later, announced that they will pull out of the consequences to companies that will reverse transfer gas to Ukraine,” – he added.
Expert Thomas Sobieski Institute Chmal noted, however, that the reverse to Ukraine is a sovereign decision of state and After all, that can transmit such a manner. Norwegian gas. “Clauses prohibiting re-export of gas are considered to be incompatible with European competition rules in the EU do not apply. European gas consumers can do with it what they want, including the supply to Ukraine. Such threats are so baseless, they have in my opinion no justification “- told PAP Chmal.
In his opinion, is probably not a random situation, and attempt to test the gas consumers in Europe and show who is able to influence European policy.
Also Georg Zachmann, an expert. energy of the Brussels think tank Bruegel, believes that this reverse gas to Ukraine could be the motive reduce supplies by Gazprom to Polish. “If the Russians manage to stop supplies from the West, Ukraine can not survive the winter” – told PAP.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Steinhoff wondered, however, whether the possibility of such a reduction in supplies to the procurement provisions of the contract does not provide for PGNiG Gazprom, because – as he said – you know, that provide a certain tolerance. PGNiG zasłoniło However, in this case a trade secret. (PAP)
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