The Secretariat of President of Ukraine proposes a floating price for gas contract with Russia’s Gazprom on gas supplies to Ukraine next year, said the first deputy head of the secretariat Oleksandr Shlapak.According to him, this proposal is based on swings in world prices for other important energy resource – oil: if the summer of a barrel of oil to pay about 150 dollars now – less than 50 dollars. “It is therefore necessary to consider the contract on gas supplies possibility of adjustments throughout the year, prices for natural gas in accordance with the fluctuations of world (oil prices). Completion of the gas negotiations is an important moment in the relationship between Ukraine and Russia and to understand under what conditions will have to work our country in the next year “- quoted Shlapaka press service of the Ukrainian president. In 2008, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to supply gas to 179.5 dollars per thousand cubic meters. Prices for 2009 have not yet been determined, but Gazprom called the price to $ 400 dollars for Europe. The parties still differ in understanding the amount and structure of the debt. Gazprom ozvuchivaet figure – $ 2.4 billion, Ukraine said on duty order $ 1.3 billion, and not to Gazprom , but to a Swiss intermediary RosUkrEnergo.V Kiev said that Russia requires to pay have not yet chosen Ukraine gas from underground storage. Moscow insists that Ukraine does not pay for gas consumed in September and noyabre.V Ukrainian PHG uploaded about 30 billion cubic meters of gas, of which Naftogaz owned 17.2 billion, RosUkrEnergo – 11,5 billion cubic meters, the rest – private ownership of Ukrainian gazodobytchikov. We would like to see this gas, which has not yet proplachen consumers, Ukraine was given installment of one or two months , – explained the eve of Yulia Tymoshenko. In RosUkrEnergo said that gas from UGS to be paid separately and the current debt will not make it. Gazprom proposes to pay the debt off by transit fees Gazprom for the 2009-2010 years, transit maintaining rates at current levels – $ 1.7 prokachku 1 per thousand cubic meters per 100 km. However, in this case, the already scarce balance of payments Naftogaza lose the guaranteed source of income, so the proposal Gazprom Ukraine does not accept toropitsya.Delegatsiya “Naftogaza Ukraine arrived at the eve of talks in Moscow to ask for a stay of the gas debt.
