Transneft expects Ukraine to confirm payment for transit to Czechia

MOSCOW, Aug 12 (PRIME) -- Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft is waiting for Ukraine to confirm payment for oil transit to the Czech Republic before starting pumping, Igor Dyomin, advisor to the president of Transneft, told PRIME on Friday.

“There is information that the money has come to the receiving bank. We are waiting for Ukrtransnafta to confirm the transfer of money so that pumping to Czechia can start. Speaking of all the conducted payments, we will take them into account in all further mutual settlements,” he said.

On August 4, Ukrainian state company Ukrtransnafta stopped Russian oil pumping through the southern line of the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia because of the troubles with payments after the seventh package of sanctions. On Wednesday, Russia's Transneft restarted the shipments after Hungarian oil and gas company MOL and Slovakia’s Slovnaft paid for the transit on their own.

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