Ukraine plans to break Gazprom’s monopoly

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Series Details 13.3.12
Publication Date 13/03/2012
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EurActiv reported on 13 March 2012 that Ukraine planned to sign a contract with Germany's RWE energy company to import gas through Slovakia using reverse-flow technology. Although relatively small, the project was the first attempt by Ukraine to reduce its dependence on imports from Russia's Gazprom monopoly.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/ukraine-plans-break-gazproms-mon-news-511478
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ESO: Background information: Russia and Ukraine fail to strike gas price deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/russia-and-ukraine-fail-to-strike-gas-price-deal/
RIA Novosti:, 13.3.12: Ukraine Plans to Buy European Gas (via Oil&Gas Eurasia) http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/news/p/0/news/14455
EurActiv, 28.6.12: Russia twists Ukraine’s arm on gas pricing http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/russia-twists-ukraine-arm-gas-pr-news-513617
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