Monday, December 28, 2015

“Gazprom” has agreed on gas transit via Lithuania – Russia’s Oil

«Oil of Russia», 28.12.15, Moscow, 16:28
“Gazprom” and AB Amber Grid signed a ten-year contract for Russian gas transit via Lithuania to the Kaliningrad region, according to “Gazprom”. The agreement provides for the transit of up to 2.5 billion cubic meters. meters of gas per year and will become effective January 1, 2016

Amber Grid has been supplying natural gas to Lithuania. In June 2014, “Gazprom” has sold stakes in the Lithuanian company Amber Grid and Lietuvos Dujos for 121 million euros.

Prior to that, in June 2013, the shareholders of Lietuvos Dujos, including those of the “Gazprom”, have decided to allocate a separate legal entity of the company for the supply of gas. The new company was named Amber Grid.

Lietuvos Dujos is an importer of Russian gas and the largest gas distribution company in Lithuania.

Meanwhile, on Monday in the Kaliningrad region completed the demarcation of the state border between Russia and Lithuania, the last border sign installed near the checkpoint “Chernyshevskoye-Kybartai” in Nesterovsky District.

“The last frontier mark was the 572-th in a row. So, to finish the job in 2006. The procedure for the demarcation of the site of the Russian-Lithuanian border,” – said the representative of the border department of the FSB Oleg Juraev.

The Kaliningrad region has no common borders with the rest of Russia, and is surrounded by EU countries – Poland and Lithuania. The total length of the borders with these countries, including marine areas in the Curonian and Vistula Lagoon is 648.3 km, including 236.3 km – land border with Poland, 285.9 km – Lithuania, 126.1 km – marine areas border. Read more on http://www.oilru.com/news/494369/

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