Moscow, Minsk making preps to sign gas deal till end of 2021 – Energy Ministry
<p> MINSK, Oct 12 - PrimePress. Russia and Belarus are preparing documents to sign on Russian gas supplies in 2022, Belarus’ Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich told reporters on the sidelines of Energy Expo - the 25th Belarusian energy and environmental forum. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, work is underway on a draft protocol to amend the intergovernmental agreement on pricing in the gas sector and on a protocol between the Belarusian government and Gazprom. “The parties are set to sign the documents before the end of the year. A gas supply contract will be concluded on their basis,” the minister said. </p> <p> </p> <p> Asked about the price Belarus will pay for Russian gas supplies in 2022, Karankevich said: “Agreements have been reached at the level of heads of state. The price of natural gas will remain at the level of $128.5 per 1,000 cubic metres. We are now working on the necessary documents and on the implementation of the agreements in 2022.” </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said in an interview aired by Belarus 1 TV channel on 11 September that Belarus will receive Russian gas in 2022 at a much better price than the current contract, without indexation for dollar inflation. </p> <p> </p> <p> Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on 9 September that the price of gas supplies to Belarus in 2022 will be maintained at the level of 2021 - $128.5 per 1 thousand cubic metres. Putin also said that a document on creating a unified gas market within the Union State would be signed by 1 December 2023. </p> <p> </p> <p> Meanwhile, according to the analytical report "The Union State of Belarus and Russia: Outcomes for citizens and prospects" prepared by a joint working group of experts from Belarus and Russia under the auspices of the Gromyko Association for Foreign Policy Studies, the difference between Russian gas prices for Belarus and the average price of Russian gas in Europe over the past 10 years was $20bn. End </p>
2021-10-13
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MINSK, Oct 12 - PrimePress. Russia and Belarus are preparing documents to sign on Russian gas supplies in 2022, Belarus’ Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich told reporters on the sidelines of Energy Expo - the 25th Belarusian energy and environmental forum.
In his words, work is underway on a draft protocol to amend the intergovernmental agreement on pricing in the gas sector and on a protocol between the Belarusian government and Gazprom. “The parties are set to sign the documents before the end of the year. A gas supply contract will be concluded on their basis,” the minister said.
Asked about the price Belarus will pay for Russian gas supplies in 2022, Karankevich said: “Agreements have been reached at the level of heads of state. The price of natural gas will remain at the level of $128.5 per 1,000 cubic metres. We are now working on the necessary documents and on the implementation of the agreements in 2022.”
As previously reported, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said in an interview aired by Belarus 1 TV channel on 11 September that Belarus will receive Russian gas in 2022 at a much better price than the current contract, without indexation for dollar inflation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on 9 September that the price of gas supplies to Belarus in 2022 will be maintained at the level of 2021 - $128.5 per 1 thousand cubic metres. Putin also said that a document on creating a unified gas market within the Union State would be signed by 1 December 2023.
Meanwhile, according to the analytical report "The Union State of Belarus and Russia: Outcomes for citizens and prospects" prepared by a joint working group of experts from Belarus and Russia under the auspices of the Gromyko Association for Foreign Policy Studies, the difference between Russian gas prices for Belarus and the average price of Russian gas in Europe over the past 10 years was $20bn. End