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Belarus Sends Delegation To Moscow For Gas Talks

December 29, 2006

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December 29, 2006 -- Belarus is sending a delegation to Moscow today in a last-minute attempt to defuse a gas crisis with Russia.


Andrey Zhukau, an aide to Belarus' energy minister, says Minsk has good hopes of reaching a deal with Russia's state-run gas monopoly, Gazprom.


The gas giant is threatening to cut gas supplies to Belarus on January 1 if Minsk doesn't meet the new rate of $105 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas -- more than twice what Belarus currently pays.


Belarus has said it will siphon off Russian gas bound to Europe in the event of a gas shutoff.


(Reuters, AFP, ITAR-TASS)

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How Much Do The Neighbors Pay?

SETTING THE RATES: With Gazprom negotiating new contracts, many states will be paying more for Russian natural gas in 2007.

  • Belarus, following tense negotiations with Gazprom, will pay $100 per 1,000 cubic meters in -- up from $47 in 2006. 
  • Ukraine, which depends on Russia to supply it with about 77 percent of its gas, will pay $130 per 1,000 cubic meters of a Turkmen-Russian gas mix.
  • Moldova, which depends on Russia for 100 percent of its gas, will pay $170 per 1,000 cubic meters, with the price rising to European-level market price by 2011.
  • Georgia has agreed to pay Gazprom $235 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas.



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