The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Hungary continues, despite the statement by the Ukrainian GTS Operator about the termination of supplies, according to the operator’s website.
According to the company, on October 2, 2.31 million cubic meters of gas were supplied to Hungary through the Ukrainian border gas metering station Beregovo. m of gas, October 1 – 4.8 cubic meters. m. According to the website of the Hungarian gas transmission system operator, deliveries through Ukraine go continuously throughout October 3.
On September 27, Gazprom and Hungary signed a new long-term gas supply contract. The agreement entered into force on October 1 and is calculated until the end of 2036. As part of the deal, Gazprom will supply 4.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually to Hungary via two routes: 3.5 billion cubic meters through Serbia and 1 billion cubic meters through Austria , the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry Peter Siyarto noted earlier. The agreement provides for the possibility of changing the conditions after 10 years.
On October 1, Gazprom stopped the transit of gas to Hungary through Ukraine. According to her, no applications for gas transit were received despite the fact that capacities from Ukraine to enter Hungary were contracted for the entire gas year (from October 2021 to September 30, 2022) in the amount of 24.6 million cubic meters. m per day.
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