Russia is fulfilling all its obligations under the concluded contracts for gas supplies to Germany, said the representative of the Ministry of Economy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Suzanne Ungard.
“According to our information, Russia is fulfilling the existing agreements. We are not aware of deliberate violations of supply contracts, ”Ungard said (quoted by Interfax). In addition, the representative of the FRG government Ulrike Demmer added that Russia also fulfills its obligations on transit through Ukraine.
“As of today, Gazprom has so far fulfilled its obligations on the existing gas transit through Ukraine,” Demmer said. According to her, the German government should not interfere in the process of setting gas prices, despite the fact that earlier they reached historical records.
Earlier, Gazprom refused to book additional transit capacity of 9.8 million cubic meters. meters of gas per day through Ukraine in October. The company also bought only a third of the proposed transit capacity of the Yamal – Europe gas pipeline through Poland – 31.3 million cubic meters. m. In early August, Gazprom also did not book additional transit capacities of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline through Poland for the IV quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of 2022 quarterly.
Now gas prices in Europe remain at the highest level on record, and in the first half of September they reached record levels. So, on September 15 at the TTF hub, gas prices rose to a record $ 980 per 1,000 cubic meters. m. Among the factors that influenced the rise in fuel prices also included low occupancy of gas storage facilities in the EU amid the accident at the Gazprom plant in Novy Urengoy and a drop in gas pumping through the Yamal-Europe pipeline, as well as a drop in wind power generation due to windless weather. On September 22, gas in Europe was traded at $ 865 per thousand cubic meters.
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