Ukraine is losing revenue from the transit of Russian gas
Kyiv, February 13 (PolitNavigator, Alexander Semenyuta) – The openly anti-Russian policy of the government of Arseniy Yatsenyuk is beginning to bear fruit. The international rating agency Fitch Ratings predicts a decrease in the volume of transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe by 19,4% - to 50 billion cubic meters. m in 2015. By 2020, transit through Ukraine, according to Gazprom’s plans, will be completely zeroed out.
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“Pumping volumes decreased significantly after Russia launched the Nord Stream pipeline. If in 2011 104 billion cubic meters of gas were pumped, then in 2014 - only about 62 billion cubic meters. m. According to Fitch, this figure could be reduced to 50 billion cubic meters. m in 2015,” the agency said in a statement.
The agency predicts that the total transit fee this year will be about $1,5 billion. “We expect that the total transit fee in 2015 will not exceed $1,5 billion compared to the $3 billion received by the company (Naftogaz of Ukraine ") in 2011. In the longer term, such a decrease could be even more significant, taking into account Gazprom’s desire to transit gas bypassing the territory of Ukraine,” Fitch emphasized.
At the beginning of 2015, the Russian Gazprom announced its decision to redirect all gas flows currently passing through Ukraine along other routes starting in 2019.
Ukraine is losing revenue from Russian gas transit.