Russia is ready to buy Azerbaijani gas at a record high price of $ 350 per thousand cubic meters, wrote on Tuesday the newspaper Kommersant. According to the publication, such conditions are created to make the senseless the realization of the West project Nabucco.
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on Monday made a blitz-visit to Baku. After several hours of communication with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev signed a document entitled Basic Terms of the contract of sale of Azeri gas. In the evening the same day the information appeared that an agreement on the construction of Nabucco may be postponed to a later date.
Russia and Gazprom have not concealed their desire to ensure that the produced hydrocarbons in the region, declared a national treasure of Azerbaijan, the Russian steel and property. To implement this vision, and Moscow is trying to marginalize the subsurface west of Azerbaijan, with its project Nabucco.
In this fight, Russia sometimes wishful successes valid. For example, published a memorandum on the commencement of negotiations on the conditions of sale and purchase of Azerbaijani gas, signed in March, Gazprom and state oil company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). After signing this document, Russian media reported that it confirmed the readiness of Gazprom to buy back all the gas from the Shakh Deniz field-2, which the EU sees as a resource base of Nabucco.
However, the joy of victory over European competitors was premature - it turned out that it was in a memorandum for all gas produced in addition to the Shah-Deniz. But Energy Minister Nakit Aliyev of Azerbaijan and is said that no negotiations on the Shah Deniz-Baku 2 has not yet been conducted.
What is Gazprom will pay for the Azeri gas, the head of Miller decided to keep secret. However spilled information that Gazprom is ready to pay up to $ 350 per thousand cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas. Prior to this, Russia has offered comparable prices only Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, offering them $ 300 dollars per thousand cubic meters.
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Russian negotiators assured Kommersant that Russia from Azerbaijan bought huge quantities of gas, including from the Shakh Deniz field-2. This is a very heavy blow to Nabucco, - did not hide satisfaction companion publication, subject , however, that Aliyev left something in the bowels of the Azerbaijani and the West. - He prefers to keep the eggs in different baskets. And today's agreement, we should thank the Americans, who are already active on a pressure in recent times with democracy and human rights .
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Russia is ready to buy Azerbaijani gas at a record high price of $ 350 per thousand cubic meters, wrote on Tuesday the newspaper Kommersant. According to the publication, such conditions are created to make the senseless the realization of the West project Nabucco.
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on Monday made a blitz-visit to Baku. After several hours of communication with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev signed a document entitled Basic Terms of the contract of sale of Azeri gas. In the evening the same day the information appeared that an agreement on the construction of Nabucco may be postponed to a later date.
Russia and Gazprom have not concealed their desire to ensure that the produced hydrocarbons in the region, declared a national treasure of Azerbaijan, the Russian steel and property. To implement this vision, and Moscow is trying to marginalize the subsurface west of Azerbaijan, with its project Nabucco.
In this fight, Russia sometimes wishful successes valid. For example, published a memorandum on the commencement of negotiations on the conditions of sale and purchase of Azerbaijani gas, signed in March, Gazprom and state oil company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). After signing this document, Russian media reported that it confirmed the readiness of Gazprom to buy back all the gas from the Shakh Deniz field-2, which the EU sees as a resource base of Nabucco.
However, the joy of victory over European competitors was premature - it turned out that it was in a memorandum for all gas produced in addition to the Shah-Deniz. But Energy Minister Nakit Aliyev of Azerbaijan and is said that no negotiations on the Shah Deniz-Baku 2 has not yet been conducted.
What is Gazprom will pay for the Azeri gas, the head of Miller decided to keep secret. However spilled information that Gazprom is ready to pay up to $ 350 per thousand cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas. Prior to this, Russia has offered comparable prices only Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, offering them $ 300 dollars per thousand cubic meters.
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Russian negotiators assured Kommersant that Russia from Azerbaijan bought huge quantities of gas, including from the Shakh Deniz field-2. This is a very heavy blow to Nabucco, - did not hide satisfaction companion publication, subject , however, that Aliyev left something in the bowels of the Azerbaijani and the West. - He prefers to keep the eggs in different baskets. And today's agreement, we should thank the Americans, who are already active on a pressure in recent times with democracy and human rights .
With positive developments can now be placed 1030 points on an index of MICEX
Shareholders' PIK Group elected to the Board of Directors of NAFTA MOSCOW
Izhneftemash put Tatneft 850 deep rod pumps
MTS launched a 3G network in the Moscow region
When it's summer?
Overview of the oil market for 29.06.09
Landmarks of the week
Russia, premarket: The markets are preparing to rocket upwards
On the debt market without change: the quotes most liquid bonds first and second tier slowly the new