Deputy Prime Minister Moldova counts on negotiations on hydrocarbons in Baku

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Moldova Andrei Svypin arrived in Azerbaijan to take part in the international forum Baku Energy Week.

According to haqqin.az, the minister did not report the details, but noted that he hopes to reach some agreements for Moldova in Baku. “I will continue negotiations on diversification of the sources of the supply of our country with energy resources,” he wrote on a social network. What kind of hydrocarbons will be discussed, I also did not specify the sight.

Given the energy crisis in Moldova, questions may arise on the topic of both gas and oil products. As Haqqin.az previously reported, in this Eastern European country, the fuel problem is extremely acute. All reserves of gasoline and diesel and diesel, which are able to make local importers often correspond to the amount required for two days.

The gas situation is even more complicated. Relations with Gazprom over the past year without exaggeration can be called strained when, after the pro -Western government of Moldova came to power, the country had to conduct new negotiations with the Russian concern.

The contract that Moldova managed to conclude does not provide for particularly gentle conditions for Moldova. So, last month, the procurement price of gas was, according to the agreed formula, $ 920 for 1 thousand cubic meters. According to Vadim Cheban, chairman of the board of Moldovagaz JSC, from June 1 it will be $ 880.

The tariff for Moldovan consumers for a cube of natural gas was increased from June 1 from 15.18 lei to 18.62 lei, that is, in fact, up to $ 1. Thus, Moldova firmly occupies one of the latest places in Europe for the availability of gas for the population.

At the same time, Moldovagaz, being a subsidiary of Gazprom, has a historical debt, which, presumably, is about 709 million US dollars. The Government of Moldova asked for an audit of this debt and other related financial circumstances to Moldovagaz. The completion of the audit was named on May 1.

However, the Moldavian side could not cope with this task in the allotted time. The reason was the events in Ukraine and the refugee crisis, which Kishinev encountered. Nevertheless, Gazprom is still continuing the supply of natural gas to the Republic of Moldova in normal mode.