Next 20 years, the buyer of Russian gas will remain Slovakia. In addition, during the same period Gazprom through prokachaet approximately 1 trillion cubic meters. m.Analysts believe that gosmonopoliya the contract primarily to gain access to markets in Central Europe through the southern direction. However, they said, because of falling demand for fuel Gazprom is generally not avoid cutting gas supplies to Europe, writes today RBC daily. Gazprom export (100 per cent daughter Gazprom ) and the Slovak Company Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel (SPP) signed an agreement on the basic terms of gas supplies to Slovakia for 20 years at 130 billion cubic meters. m starting next year. The current contract expires this year. Thus, the parties have extended the contract until 2028. In addition, a 100 per cent subsidiary company SPP – Eustream – concluded with Gazprom transit agreement also for 20 years, which, through the Slovak territory will be transported 1 trillion cubic meters. m of gas. The new agreement was reached after negotiations, which lasted more than two years. Gazprom has been extended a number of contracts with European partners to supply them with gas: in September 2006 – Austria before 2027 (in force ends at the end of 2012 th) in November 2006 – with Italy until 2035, in December 2006 — contracts for the supply, and transportation of natural gas to the Czech Republic with RWE-Transgas until 2035, with Gaz de France – until 2030, with Bulgaria – from 2010 to 2030. This summer has been extended by 35 years of a contract to supply gas to Germany WIEH. Despite the financial crisis, gosmonopoliya did not intend to abandon the long-term contracts. This is yet last week said Alexander Medvedev. But then he did not specify the volume of gas exports to Europe in 2009, but noted that the volume can not be less than the minimum quantity of gas found in contracts . Analyst IG Kapital Vitaly Kryukov believes that because of falling demand for blue fuel in Europe Gazprom exports will have to abandon its plans to increase exports of gas, and Gazprom – to make further reductions in fuel production. In addition, under the current circumstances Firm Flotation is looking for new opportunities for marketing gas and is the conclusion of the short-term contracts. For example, late last week Gazprom has signed a contract to supply gas to Italian energy company Ascopiave SpA, reported Reuters agency, referring to a source close to Ascopiave. Under the first direct contract Gazprom supply 120 million cubic meters. m of gas heating in the current year (from October to September). However, the value of the contract interlocutor is not reported. A source in Gazprom exports confirmed that there is a short-term contract. Vitaly Kryukov evaluates the agreement of 83 million dollars, taking into account that gas will be supplied to the domestic market of Italy. In doing so, he said, gosmonopolii it would be more profitable to sell fuel at retail, as the price of gas in such a case, almost two times higher than on the border with Italy. The fact that the company waives its earlier plans to increase supplies to Europe, spoke about stability in the Gazprom , the experts say IK Veles Capital Dmitry Lyutyagin. In his opinion, despite long negotiations with Slovakia, the parties apparently reached a compromise on transportation and the price of gas. An important point to Gazprom is the fact that Slovakia has agreed to transport Russian gas through its territory, and thus, came to the club countries supporting the draft Southern stream , notes the analyst FC Opening Natalia Milchakova. So, if in some countries of southern Europe, such as in Serbia, the Gazprom have problems, there are other options for transporting Russian gas to Central Europe via the southern direction.
