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    Once we feed gas to entry point of Ukrainian gas transmission system, it is to appear at exit point!

    I really wish Gazprom would post videos of their press conferences, because it would be rather hilarious to see Sergey Kupriyanov and Alexey Miller shouting their statements to reporters:

    As of January 7, when Gazprom was forced to cease gas supplies, the transit pipelines in Ukraine were filled with Russian gas. Therefore, the pipeline pressure is [...]

    I love Gazprom’s press releases

    Especially when they use exclamation marks!

    Providing gas for technological needs is the sole responsibility of transiting party!

    Indeed!

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    CPC Pipeline capacity to double

    I never thought this day would come. The CPC Consortium has finally agreed to expand the pipeline’s capacity, which will carry some 1.4 million bpd of Kazakh crude by 2013.

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    It’s that time of the year

    Gazprom and Ukrainians fighting over natural gas contracts again:
    Russia’s state-owned energy company, Gazprom, will cut off gas deliveries to Ukraine on January 1 unless a new contract is signed, a company spokesman has said.
    “We would like to avoid such a scenario, we would like to agree on everything before New Year, but as you understand, [...]