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Russia, Ukraine to remove oil differences on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, December 29 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian oil company Transneft and Ukrtransnafta may on Tuesday remove all differences over Russian oil that is pumped to European consumers via the territory of Ukraine if they sign a transit contract for 2010, Russian Energy Ministry spokeswoman Irina Yesipova told Itar-Tass.
Ukraine's Minister of Fuel and Energy Yuri Prodan and Russian Energy
Minister Sergei Shmatko discussed cooperation in the delivery of oil and
its transit via the Ukrainian territory in a telephone conversation late
on Monday.
Yesipova said that the sides had managed to agree the terms of a
transit contract and formulate the principles ensuring long-term supplies
to European consumers. She clarified that the Russian and Ukrainian sides
are expected to sign a transit contract for 2010 on December 29 or
December 30.
Anyway, that's going to happen before the end of 2009, Yesipova went
on to say, adding that the new contract will be based on fundamental
agreements with Transneft.
Reports that appeared in the afternoon on December 28 said that
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko had officially notified the
European Union that Russia might suspend its oil supplies to Slovakia,
Hungary and the Czech Republic along the Druzhba pipeline which pumps
crude oil from Siberian oil fields. That was done in compliance with the
Russia-EU Memorandum on an early warning mechanism in the energy sector.
It foresees an early assessment of potential risks linked to deliveries
and demand in energy and energy products as well as actions designed to
prevent or react promptly to emergency situations and emergency threats.
Sergei Zinkevich, a spokesman for the Ukrainian state pipeline
operator Ukrtransnafta, said Ukraine would like to change the terms of the
2004 oil transit contract.
In the meantime, a Ukrainian government source told Itar-Tass that
"Russia and Ukraine won't have an oil war similar to the gas standoffs of
previous years and that talks on conditions of oil supplies via Ukraine
will finish in the next two days. Ukraine suggests that a special clause
guaranteeing the volumes of pumped oil, including the application of the
"pump and pay" principle, be included in the text of next year's transit
contract. Ukraine also wants to increase a transit rate for Russian oil.
Bogdan Sokolovsky, the Ukrainian president's representative for
international energy security issues, has said that the existing transit
contract with Russia which expires in 2019 gives Ukraine a chance "to
change the parameters of transiting Russian oil on the Druzhba pipeline".
Sokolovsky promised the ambassadors of several EU countries that Kiev
would meet its transit commitments to the European Union. At the same
time, Ukraine assured the European Commission that it "won't put up
barriers" to Russian oil transits to the European Union via the
Ukrainian territory.
In turn, the European Commission assured East European countries,
especially Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech republic, that it's going to
provide them with the necessary amount of oil in case problems arise in
supplying Russian oil via Ukraine.
.Russia, Ukraine to remove oil transit problems by 2010 - Sechin.
VLADIVOSTOK, December 29 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Vice-Premier Igor
Sechin predicts that Russia and Ukraine would settle all oil transit
problems by 2010.
"We think there will be no problem with pumping oil," Sechin told
journalists.
Naftogas Ukrainy has asked Transneft to change the pumping regime and
tariffs and put up additional conditions.
"For its part, Transneft turned for help to the Russian government. We'
ve informed the European Commission and have begun negotiations with the
Ukrainian side which has become more flexible to our proposals," Sechin
went on to say.
He explained that the Ukrainian partners suggest reducing a period
during which a company should notify a partner of its intention to
decrease the volumes of oil being pumped to 30 days instead of 60.
"I think this proposal will be accepted," he said.
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Ukraine's Minister of Fuel and Energy Yuri Prodan and Russian Energy
Minister Sergei Shmatko discussed cooperation in the delivery of oil and
its transit via the Ukrainian territory in a telephone conversation late
on Monday.
Yesipova said that the sides had managed to agree the terms of a
transit contract and formulate the principles ensuring long-term supplies
to European consumers. She clarified that the Russian and Ukrainian sides
are expected to sign a transit contract for 2010 on December 29 or
December 30.
Anyway, that's going to happen before the end of 2009, Yesipova went
on to say, adding that the new contract will be based on fundamental
agreements with Transneft.
Reports that appeared in the afternoon on December 28 said that
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko had officially notified the
European Union that Russia might suspend its oil supplies to Slovakia,
Hungary and the Czech Republic along the Druzhba pipeline which pumps
crude oil from Siberian oil fields. That was done in compliance with the
Russia-EU Memorandum on an early warning mechanism in the energy sector.
It foresees an early assessment of potential risks linked to deliveries
and demand in energy and energy products as well as actions designed to
prevent or react promptly to emergency situations and emergency threats.
Sergei Zinkevich, a spokesman for the Ukrainian state pipeline
operator Ukrtransnafta, said Ukraine would like to change the terms of the
2004 oil transit contract.
In the meantime, a Ukrainian government source told Itar-Tass that
"Russia and Ukraine won't have an oil war similar to the gas standoffs of
previous years and that talks on conditions of oil supplies via Ukraine
will finish in the next two days. Ukraine suggests that a special clause
guaranteeing the volumes of pumped oil, including the application of the
"pump and pay" principle, be included in the text of next year's transit
contract. Ukraine also wants to increase a transit rate for Russian oil.
Bogdan Sokolovsky, the Ukrainian president's representative for
international energy security issues, has said that the existing transit
contract with Russia which expires in 2019 gives Ukraine a chance "to
change the parameters of transiting Russian oil on the Druzhba pipeline".
Sokolovsky promised the ambassadors of several EU countries that Kiev
would meet its transit commitments to the European Union. At the same
time, Ukraine assured the European Commission that it "won't put up
barriers" to Russian oil transits to the European Union via the
Ukrainian territory.
In turn, the European Commission assured East European countries,
especially Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech republic, that it's going to
provide them with the necessary amount of oil in case problems arise in
supplying Russian oil via Ukraine.
.Russia, Ukraine to remove oil transit problems by 2010 - Sechin.
VLADIVOSTOK, December 29 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Vice-Premier Igor
Sechin predicts that Russia and Ukraine would settle all oil transit
problems by 2010.
"We think there will be no problem with pumping oil," Sechin told
journalists.
Naftogas Ukrainy has asked Transneft to change the pumping regime and
tariffs and put up additional conditions.
"For its part, Transneft turned for help to the Russian government. We'
ve informed the European Commission and have begun negotiations with the
Ukrainian side which has become more flexible to our proposals," Sechin
went on to say.
He explained that the Ukrainian partners suggest reducing a period
during which a company should notify a partner of its intention to
decrease the volumes of oil being pumped to 30 days instead of 60.
"I think this proposal will be accepted," he said.
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