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2008-12-31 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Gazprom: Russia to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine

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Posted by lotp 2008-12-31 15:30|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Its what the Russians do in winter under the sheets to their neighbors.

Posted by 3dc 2008-12-31 16:15|| 2008-12-31 16:15|| Front Page Top

#2 How much does natural gas cost out in the real world?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-12-31 17:48|| 2008-12-31 17:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Europe (NATO) needs to prepare for war now.

The NATO British parliamentary representative view that dialogue with Russia is essential suffers from immense historical contradiction.

Either prepare for war with Russia now or be subjugated economically and/or militarily.

Wake up!! Russias attitude to its own brutish activities, on the ground and diplomatically in Georgia, is not just some isolated aberration of Russian stupidity. It has a clear historical context and purpose of retaking and subjugating its neighbours in what it considers its rightful sphere of influence.

Although we all know Russia is living in a dangerous past imperial framework, it has never been advisable to invite a crocodile to dinner and expect by frank and fearless discussion of mutual benefit to result in the retention of all your limbs. Ask Chamberlain.

Posted by Mark Julian Smith">Mark Julian Smith 2008-12-31 18:28|| 2008-12-31 18:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Uzbek gas price does not satisfy Tajikistan

Uztransgaz company, the main gas supplier to Tajikistan informed on increase of the gas price. According to the source the price was doubled, reported CA-NEWS.

Uzbekistan insists on 300 U.S. dollars per thousand cubic meters of fuel which will be supplied to Tajikistan in 2009, informed Fathiddin Muhsiddinov, General director of the Tadzhikgaz State Unitary Enterprise.

International price for gas in 2009 will amount to 260 300 U.S. dollars per thousand cubic meters, forecasts Russian Company Gazprom, which intends to develop four major gas fields in Tajikistan.

Kyrgyzstan, which received proposal from Uzbekistan to buy Uzbek gas at 300 U.S. dollars, is also not satisfied with the price.

Posted by john frum 2008-12-31 19:25|| 2008-12-31 19:25|| Front Page Top

#5 How, pray tell, do the Russians propose to sell gas to anyone? Look at the map - Poland ain't to thrilled with the bear, and so long as they and Ukraine cooperate, they have a monopsony on the pipelines to Russia's customers. Shouldn't be too hard for them to skim off whatever they need, or deal with the end users for resales.

Russia is trying to buy off the Germans with a pipeline down the baltic, avoiding land transit issues, but that is still a pipedream - so to speak.

Hope Ukraine is developing it's own coal resources.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2008-12-31 19:52|| 2008-12-31 19:52|| Front Page Top

#6 NYMEX gas futures (Feb) yesterday was $206 per 1000 m3. Delivery at the German border was $400 and change last week.

The bottom line is if the Russians want to sell gas to W Europe, it must go through Ukraine. The Ukrainians will siphon whatever they need.

Posted by ed 2008-12-31 20:02|| 2008-12-31 20:02|| Front Page Top

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