Minsk asks Gazprom for method of gas calorific value calculation
MINSK, Jun 5 (PRIME) -- The Belarusian Energy Ministry has asked Russian gas giant Gazprom for the methodology of calculating the actual average monthly calorific value of natural gas it supplies, the key factor in determining its price, the ministry said on Friday.
“In order to settle the dispute, the ministry thinks that Gazprom Transgaz Belarus should provide methods for determining the actual average monthly calorific value of natural gas with metrological confirmation of its compliance with the legislation of Belarus,” the ministry said in a letter on conditions of natural gas supplies in 2020 and pricing from January 1, 2021.
On May 29, Gazprom said that it would be ready to negotiate gas supplies to Belarus from 2021 only after Minsk settles its U.S. $165.6 million debt for gas. The Belarusian Energy Ministry denied having any debt, saying that the companies were having pricing disagreements due to calorific value of gas.
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