With Gazprom’s Russia-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline running behind schedule
Tuesday, September 10, 2019


With Gazprom’s Russia-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline running behind schedule, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak offered this summer to renew the expiring contract with Ukraine for one year. In retort, Naftogaz wants a 10-year contract with minimum annual volumes of 60 billion cubic meters. Last year, Russia shipped 87 billion cubic meters through Ukraine, a volume that should be matched this year. On Monday, Šefčovič held discussions in Brussels with Ukraine’s new Energy Minister, Oleksiy Orzhel.