Baltic States – CIS, Belarus, Energy, EU – Baltic States, Gas, Transport

Until recently, any change in pressure in the pipeline has caused some decrease in loading Yamal-Europe pipeline, which goes to Germany via Belarus and Poland. It’s turned out that Gazprom was giving some space for the Ukrainian gas corridor in Yamal-Europe pipeline, Korrespondent.net reported.

Given the Nord Stream previous loading volumes, the pumping through Yamal-Europe has grown up to its maximum levels since the middle of last week, informed a source in the industry. Currently, two gas lines pump more than 114m cubic metres of gas per day, which is 50 million cubic meters more than the volumes, transported through Yamal pipe over the same period last year, news agencies reported.

Gazprom said that slated pipeline projects, such as seabed lines directly to the European Union, will eliminate reliance on Ukraine to transit the fuel to Europe.  “South Stream to full capacity, Nord Stream with additional lines and our existing capacity through Belarus and the Black Sea will reduce Ukraine’s importance for transit to zero,” Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said in statement. kraine ships as much as 80 percent of Russia’s Europe- bound gas through its Soviet-era pipeline network. 

Miller accused Ukraine of siphoning gas destined for Europe during a cold snap in February in a briefing with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, according to a statement on the Kremlin website. Ukraine’s state-run energy company NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy denied the allegation in a statement. 

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