Ukraine could start importing Slovakian and Hungarian gas as soon as first quarter of 2013 in attempt to diversify its supplies away from Russia’s Gazprom.
“There are some technical difficulties from the Slovakian side which we are currently negotiating,” Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal industry, Eduard Stavitsky said on Friday. “With Hungary, almost everything is settled.”
Kyiv started importing gas from Germany’s RWE in November last year at a price cheaper than Gazprom is offering.
Ukraine is also in talks with RWE over shipping the natural gas from Slovakia. Kiev is also considering importing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) from Turkey through Bulgaria and Romania, RBC news outlet reports.
