Slovakia Still Seeking Ukraine Transit Gas Deal by Year-End
- Agreement for 15bcm a year of gas is being discussed
- Final decision will likely be made at a political level
A natural gas line outside Donetsk, Ukraine.
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Slovakia aims to have a deal by the end of the year that will allow natural gas to continue to flow from Russia through Ukraine, Denisa Sakova, the nation’s deputy prime minister and economy minister said.
The volume of gas being discussed is 15 billion cubic meters a year and negotiations continue with several partners who will be able to deliver and transit the fuel, she told reporters after the Energy Council meeting in Brussels.