Gazprom must pay for gas transit through Poland $ 20 million of International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia obliged “Gazprom export” to pay the company EuRoPol Gaz $ 20 million, (originally named amount to more than $ 110 million), nedopoluchennyh for the transit of Russian gas to Europe in 2006 year.“Gazprom export” to cover the difference between the number he had in fact paid and paid based on the tariff approved by the URE (Polish tariff regulator) for 2006, plus interest. Russian and Polish parties to the dispute on the principles of tariff starting from 2006 goda.Polsky station gas pipeline Yamal – Europe was built through borrowing. In accordance with the intergovernmental agreement on which was created EuRoPol Gaz, as the return of the project company loans for the construction of the pipeline tariff should decline and EuRoPol Gaz should be a non-profit, in the tariff structure were to remain only operating costs. But the Polish side believes otherwise and insisted that the tariff should provide rates of return on equity. Throughout 2006, Gazprom argued with the Polish side on tariffs. Russian holding company insisted 1.94 to $ 1 per thousand cubic meters. m per 100 km, his opponent – $ 2 Then the Polish tariff regulator Urzad Regulacji Energetyki (URE) recognized the rightness of Gazprom . As a result, our revenues EuRoPol GAZ in 2006 was approximately $ 20 million less than if the AC worked on tariffs proposed by the Polish management. Remain outstanding and tariff and 2007-2008. The Polish side would increase the tariff on prokachku local section of the pipeline Yamal – Europe, which manages the SP. However, it was unprofitable Gazprom , which pays for gas transit. EuRoPol Gaz, the Polish-controlled gas monopoly PGNIG, approves of the Polish energy regulator tariffs in accordance with their perceptions of their size. Gazprom has challenged these decisions and pays EuRoPol Gaz transit in accordance with its proposals for a rate tarifa.EuRoPol Gaz is the owner of a gas pipeline Yamal – Europe in Poland length of 684 km. At 48% stake in EuRoPol Gaz belongs to Gazprom and the Polish state gas monopolist PGNiG. Another 4% is listed on the balance sheet of the firm Gas-Trading SA (Russian-Polish Joint Venture with a minority share of Gazprom ). In February, EuRoPol Gaz sued to Gazprom export in International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia. Now the court sided EuRoPol Gaz.
