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Russia's Gazprom to cut off Europe's gas if Moldova doesn't pay its bill
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/08/10 08:50:20
RUSSIAN energy giant Gazprom has threatened to reduce natural gas supplies through the last pipeline heading to Europe via Ukraine, saying the amount it's supplying for Moldova is not ending up there, reports the Associated Press.
Gazprom says the gas company of Europe's poorest country, Moldovagaz, paid for part of its November flows of gas under its contract. It added that nearly 25 million cubic metres has been supplied this month but not paid for.
The Russian state-owned company tweeted that if "the imbalance observed during the transit of gas to the Moldovan consumers across Ukraine continues," Gazprom "will start reducing its gas supplies" through Ukraine starting this week.
Moldova (pop 2.5 million) is a landlocked country in eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans. It is bordered by Romania and Ukraine. The unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester River on the country's eastern border with Ukraine.
Gazprom says the gas company of Europe's poorest country, Moldovagaz, paid for part of its November flows of gas under its contract. It added that nearly 25 million cubic metres has been supplied this month but not paid for.
The Russian state-owned company tweeted that if "the imbalance observed during the transit of gas to the Moldovan consumers across Ukraine continues," Gazprom "will start reducing its gas supplies" through Ukraine starting this week.
Moldova (pop 2.5 million) is a landlocked country in eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans. It is bordered by Romania and Ukraine. The unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester River on the country's eastern border with Ukraine.