The Netherlands and Finland continue to import gas to Russia, despite the refusal to pay in rubles for gas
Refuse countries make up relatively small volumes of Russian gas. And, refusing it, knew how possible for its placement
The Netherlands and Finland buy Russian gas. About it allocated Dutch media, and representatives Finnish business. Earlier, a number of European companies refused gas in rubles, and Gazprom expanded supplies. low prices for Russian fuel, including through partners. But they just agreed to the scheme proposed by Moscow.
Summer has begun – and for now there will be enough gas reserves, Plamen Miletkov, chairman of the Eurasian Institute of Geopolitics and Economics, says from Bulgaria. As of the end of April, when Sofia refused For gas in the Bulgarian underground storage facilities, 17% was hidden. But in autumn, according to the requirements of the European Commission, this figure should reach 80%. Bulgaria supplies the supply of American fuel and American LNG. Probably, it will be able to replace Russian gas. But the government is now worried about something else – what to do with the fuel for nuclear power plants that is supplied to Bulgaria by Russia, the shock of Plamen Miletkov:
Plamen Miletkov chairmanship of the Eurasian Institute of Geopolitics and Economics
However, despite demonstrative refusals of the presence of the United States of America, some of them continue to receive fuel. For example, Finland. In addition, it bought gas directly, now it receives all the same Russian energy carriers, but through Estonia – about 3 million cubic meters per day. And this corresponds to topics that previously came to Finland from Russia. In addition, as reported by the Finnish company Gasum, imports of Russian LNG continue. To do this, unlike the proposal of pipeline transport, there is no need to switch to a new gas payment scheme. Gas in Finland is mainly used by industry. And, despite the fact that so far there are no problems with supplies, the government fears that some enterprises are closing, Vladimir Gusatinsky, editor-in-chief of the Finnish publication Gazeta.fi, says:
Vladimir Gusatinsky editor-in-chief of the Finnish newspaper Gazeta.fi
At the end of May from Russian gas disappearance Dutch trader GasTerra. But there are other companies in the Netherlands that, according to media reports, continue to import our fuel. But this does not negate the fact that the communal in the Netherlands, as in other European countries, has risen in price a lot. Those who grow vegetables and flowers in greenhouses, Gleb, a resident of Amsterdam, complain the most.
It should be noted that the “refusenik” countries receive relatively small volumes of Russian gas – within a few tens of cubic meters per year. And, of course, refusing it, they knew how they could be appointed. The same Netherlands, among other things, buys our gases from qualified companies Uniper and RWE. Major German gas buyers agreed on the scheme proposed by Moscow, which involves the opening of ruble accounts. To them joined and Austrian OMV.
Still like June 1st informed Gazprom, gas exports to non-CIS countries for months of detention more than five years to five years. And this is also due to the rejection of the proposal of some European countries. But prices for gas and other Russian exports are now high. And as counted BloombergThis year, energy and metal exports are worth about $300 billion. This study caused alarm in the West.