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Naftogaz prepares 3-Year Naftogaz calls on strategic CENTRAL ASIA & SOUTH

contract For supply of gas partners to prevent lifting CAUCASUS

to heat producers of US sanctions on Nord SOCAR to hold public

The Naftogaz of Ukraine national joint stock Stream 2 project auction for industrial waste
company has prepared a three-year contract
for supply of natural gas to heat producers. Naftogaz of Ukraine calls on strategic management
Naftogaz announced this in a statement, the partners and all stakeholders to prevent the
Ukrainian News Agency reports. lifting of U.S. sanctions on the Nord Stream The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan
According to the statement, the long- 2 project. (SOCAR) will hold a public auction for
term market price will be UAH 7.42 per Naftogaz of Ukraine only partially industrial waste management, Trend reports
cubic meter (including VAT but excluding supports the open appeal of the Center referring to a source in SOCAR.
the gas transmission system operator’s for Liberal Modernity to the Federal The company’s Environmental
tariff) for a period of 13 months beginning Government and democratic parties of Department has announced a public
from June 2021. Germany, as it considers unacceptable auction to manage recyclable industrial
The price for thermal utilities will be the call for a compromise on lifting U.S. waste.
indexed in subsequent periods (from July 1, sanctions. The auction is open to specialized
2022, and from July 1, 2023). "The risks of abandoning sanctions from companies with practical experience in the
"Under the contract, the long-term the new US administration were clear. We field of waste management, appropriate
market price applies only to a volume of expected the new administration would technologies and resources.
natural gas corresponding to the volumes seek certain compromises with Germany, in The main objectives of the event are
that thermal utilities have historically as much as it is an important NATO partner to reduce the negative impact of waste
used for production of heat and hot water for them. In turn, Germany, at least until generated in the course of economic
directly for the needs of the population. the autumn elections, will try to complete activity, to return waste of a reusable,
Additional volumes of gas will be supplied the construction of Nord Stream 2 as soon secondary raw material nature to
to thermal utilities at spot prices," the as possible and put pressure on the United circulation, the source said.
statement said. States. As this risk was obvious, I expected “The key requirements that are
According to the statement, 34 major my predecessors to plan steps ahead," said priority in the process of returning waste
thermal utilities, including thermal Naftogaz CEO Yuriy Vitrenko. for recycling will be safe handling and
utilities in Kyiv and Kharkiv, have already Given the high likelihood of new threats, complete recycling. To determine the
concluded contracts for commercial gas Naftogaz appeals to state authorities, public winner of the auction for the management
purchases with LLC Naftogaz Trading Gas activists, and the expert community to take of waste intended for reuse, the technical
Supply Company. immediate public initiative and call upon or technological capabilities of the
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier strategic partners and all stakeholders to participants, the proposed environmentally
reported, Zhytomyr’s Mayor Serhii prevent the lifting of U.S. sanctions on the sustainable solutions and economic
Sukhomlyn has said that Naftogaz of Nord Stream 2 project. efficiency will be considered as important
Ukraine is offering to supply natural gas to As reported earlier, Naftogaz is conditions," added the source.
thermal utilities at the price of UAH 7,400 strengthening its management team to The auction will start at 10:00
per thousand cubic meters. achieve qualitative changes in cooperation (GMT +4) June 16 and will be held in a
The Cabinet of Ministers decided on May with stakeholders, carry out real and videoconference format, taking into account
19 not to extend the provision that imposes complex reforms, as well as find new tools the requirements of the quarantine regime.
the public service obligation to supply to counter the Nord Stream 2 project. The waste is located in the waste
natural gas to thermal utilities on Naftogaz During a meeting on May 28, President management center (Puta-Korgoz-Gizildash
of Ukraine after May 20. of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and road, Sahil village, Garadagh district, Baku).
Naftogaz of Ukraine’s Communications Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
Director Maksym Biliavskyi has said that Eduard Heger said they were convinced
cancelation of on Naftogaz of Ukraine’s that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project
public service obligation (PSO) to supply undermines energy solidarity between
natural gas to thermal utilities will not cause European countries.
special problems for participants on the gas
market.

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