Transneft says signed no 2017 transportation deal with Bashneft

MOSCOW, Jan 27 (PRIME) -- Oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has signed no transportation agreements not only with oil major Rosneft, but also with its affiliate Bashneft for 2017, aide to the president of Transneft Igor Dyomin said in a statement on Friday.

“Since an oil transportation agreement was not signed with Bashneft, as well as with Rosneft, we can assume with a large degree of certainty that the case is identical to the one submitted by Rosneft and it concerns claims regarding the signing of the agreement. With the only difference that the court has taken no restrictive measures in the Bashneft case,” Dyomin said.

Bashneft sent a court claim against Transneft on Thursday and the case was registered on Friday, its matter has not been disclosed.

In December 2016, the court prohibited Transneft from suspending transit of Rosneft’s oil via the company’s pipelines on the back of a non-signed agreement for 2017. The court ordered that Rosneft file a suit against Transneft until Wednesday, or the restrictive measures will be lifted, which Rosneft did.

According to the materials of the case, Rosneft paid Transneft for transportation services for 2017, but the companies have not signed an corresponding agreement as they failed to coordinate its conditions. Transneft said that it has the right to suspend transit of Rosneft’s oil from January 1, if the contract is not signed.

Rosneft demanded that the contract terms be brought in compliance with law in their technical aspects, such assessment of technical oil losses and compensation for them. There is no price dispute between the companies.

Transneft said in a statement that it has not suspended oil and oil product traffic of neither Rosneft, nor Bashneft.

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