Belarus reduces Russian gas import in Jan-May 2020 by 10.4% to 7.948bn cubic meters
<p> MINSK, Jul 21 - PrimePress. Belarus reduced the import of Russian gas in January-May 2020 by 10.4% year on year to 7.948 billion cubic meters, reads the official statistical report. </p> <p> </p> <p> In monetary terms, Belarus reduced the import of Russian gas in Jan-May 2020 by 10.2% year on year to $1.035 billion. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarus annually imports around 20 billion cubic meters of gas from the Russian Federation. The price for 2020 agreed on in February 2020 stands at $127 per 1,000 cubic meters. The statistically higher price than that indicated in the contract ($130 against $127) is likely due to the increased calorific value of the supplied gas, as Russian Gazprom said. Belarus does not agree that the calorific value of gas has increased, and pays the price that it set unilaterally. According to Gazprom’s estimates, this resulted in the accumulated debt of $165.6 million as of early June 2020. End </p>
2020-07-22
Primepress
Belarus reduces Russian gas import in Jan-May 2020 by 10.4% to 7.948bn cubic meters
MINSK, Jul 21 - PrimePress. Belarus reduced the import of Russian gas in January-May 2020 by 10.4% year on year to 7.948 billion cubic meters, reads the official statistical report.
In monetary terms, Belarus reduced the import of Russian gas in Jan-May 2020 by 10.2% year on year to $1.035 billion.
As previously reported, Belarus annually imports around 20 billion cubic meters of gas from the Russian Federation. The price for 2020 agreed on in February 2020 stands at $127 per 1,000 cubic meters. The statistically higher price than that indicated in the contract ($130 against $127) is likely due to the increased calorific value of the supplied gas, as Russian Gazprom said. Belarus does not agree that the calorific value of gas has increased, and pays the price that it set unilaterally. According to Gazprom’s estimates, this resulted in the accumulated debt of $165.6 million as of early June 2020. End