Russia ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via Yamal-Europe pipeline: Novak

Moscow is able to resume gasoline provides to Europe via the Yamal-Europe Pipeline, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak informed state TASS news company.

“The European market remains relevant, as the gas shortage persists, and we have every opportunity to resume supplies,” TASS cited Novak as saying in remarks revealed by the company on Sunday.

“For example, the Yamal-Europe Pipeline, which was stopped for political reasons, remains unused.”

The Yamal-Europe Pipeline often flows westward, however has been principally reversed since December of 2021 as Poland turned away from shopping for from Russia in favour of drawing on saved gasoline in Germany.

In May, Warsaw terminated its settlement with Russia, after earlier rejecting Moscow’s demand that it pays in roubles.

Russian provider Gazprom responded by chopping off provide and in addition stated it will now not have the ability to export gasoline by way of Poland after Moscow imposed sanctions in opposition to the agency that owns the Polish part of the Yamal-Europe pipeline.

Novak additionally reiterated that Moscow is discussing extra gasoline provides via Turkiye after a creation of a hub there.

He additionally stated that Moscow expects it would have shipped 21 billion cubic meters (bcm) of liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) to Europe in 2022.

“This year we were able to significantly increase LNG supplies to Europe,” Novak stated. “In the 11 months of 2022 they increased to 19.4 bcm, by the end of the year 21 bcm are expected.”

In a wide-ranging interview with the TASS company, elements of which have been revealed all through the weekend, Novak additionally stated that Russia has agreed with Azerbaijan to extend gasoline provides for its home consumption.

“In the future, when they increase gas production, we will be able to discuss swaps,” he stated.

Moscow can be discussing increased provides of its gasoline to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, he stated.

Novak additionally stated that within the long-term, Russia can ship its pure gasoline to the markets of Afghanistan and Pakistan, both utilizing the infrastructure of Central Asia, or in a swap from the territory of Iran.

(Reporting in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Leslie Adler, Nick Zieminski and Michael Perry)