Export Gas Transportation Complex. File photoPARIS, Jun 1The Netherlands continues to receive Russian gas after Gazprom stopped gas supplies to the Dutch GasTerra due to non-payment in rubles under the new scheme, a number of energy companies continue to import it , reports the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation (NOS). The Dutch energy company GasTerra on Monday announced that it refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles, after which Gazprom notified it of the termination of supplies from May 31 — as a result, about 2 billion cubic meters of gas.
Russia does not impose gas supplies on the Netherlands, the ambassador saidAccording to NOS, despite the situation with GasTerra, the Russian gas valve to the Netherlands is not completely blocked, as a number of companies continue to import Russian gas, both directly and indirectly. Thus, Russian gas is supplied to the Netherlands through the Dutch companies Essent and Eneco, as well as the German Uniper and RWE. In Germany, Uniper is the largest importer of gas from Russia. Uniper and RWE still directly import gas from Russia. The Dutch Essent buys gas through the German company Eon. And Eneco has a valid contract with the former subsidiary of Gazprom, Wingas.
