The head of Gazprom and the Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova discussed gas supplies

The head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, and the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Moldova, Andrey Spinu, discussed the republic’s payment for Russian gas, reported in the company’s Telegram channel.

It is clarified that at the meeting, which was held in the video-conferencing mode, issues of interaction were discussed.

“In particular, the progress of the implementation of the protocol of October 29, 2021 on the settlement of current issues in the gas sector. Separately, the need was emphasized for the Moldovan side to pay for further deliveries of Russian gas within the contractual terms and in full,” Gazprom said in a statement.

Earlier in the day, the head of “Moldovagaz” Vadim Cheban in his Telegram channel informedthat the company transferred $16.74 million to Gazprom for natural gas supplied in the first half of August 2022. In the Moldovan government clarifiedthat the purchased gas will be stored in Romania. The gas price for the first tranche will be $1,458.92 per 1,000 cubic meters. m, for the second – $ 1881, it is planned to be purchased in September.

On August 22, Cheban reported that the company paid for gas in July with Gazprom, and also requested a deferral for August. On the same day “Gazprom” as an exception allowed “Moldovagaz” to make an advance payment on supplies for August on September 1.

On August 4, the Moldovan National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) raised gas prices from 18.62 lei to 23 lei per cubic meter. The tariff began to operate from August 1. Moldovagaz, in turn, asked to raise the price to almost 30 lei per cubic meter to cover tariff deviations. The cost of gas purchases for Moldova in August amounted to $1,458 per 1,000 cubic meters. m. It is expected that by September the price will rise to $1692 per 1000 cubic meters. m. ANRE, when calculating, proceeded from the average purchase price in 2022, which is $ 899 per 1000 cubic meters. m.

In October last year, Moldovagaz and Gazprom extended the gas supply contract for five years. According to the formula proposed by Chisinau, the price of gas is partly linked to the oil product basket and partly to spot gas prices in Europe. Thus, in November, the purchase price of Russian gas for Moldova was $450 per 1,000 cubic meters. m. Under the contract that expired in September, Moldova paid for gas an average of $148 per 1,000 cubic meters. m.