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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (316065)	1/2/2006 10:16:06 AM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 436258

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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (316065)	1/2/2006 5:24:50 PM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 436258

If we get a cold snap (on the cards) we could have a problem. news.bbc.co.uk Russia vows to end gas shortage Hungary says normal gas supplies have now been restored Russia says it will pump more gas to Europe after various countries said their supplies had fallen by up to 40% after Moscow cut Ukraine's provision. France, Italy, Germany and Poland were among those reporting falling volumes. Russia said it was sending an extra 95m cubic metres a day to make up for gas "stolen" by Ukraine. Ukraine denies it has siphoned off $25m (£15m) worth of gas from a pipeline crossing its territory after Russia cut off its supply in a price dispute. Russian gas monopoly Gazprom raised the price of 1,000 cubic metres of gas from $50 to $230 and Ukraine refused to pay. Click here to see Europe's dependence on Russia Gazprom is still charging the lower price to some former Soviet countries, though the average price in the EU is $240. Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said his country had also been cut off, after refusing to pay $160 per 1,000 cubic metres, according to the Itar-Tass news agency. Full supplies have now been restored to Hungary, after earlier being 40% down, an energy ministry spokesman told Reuters news agency. The head of Austria's OMV oil and gas group also said the flow of gas was back to normal. 'Blackmail' Kiev says it is being punished for its attempts to become more independent from Moscow and develop stronger ties with the West. It has accused Russia of resorting to "blackmail" in order to undermine Ukraine's economy. GAS CUT IMPACT Ukraine - loses 100% of Russian imports Hungary - Russian imports down 40%. Now restored Poland - supply down 14% on Sunday. Seeking to increase supplies from alternative pipe Austria, Slovakia, Romania - supplies down by a third Germany - says supplies have fallen, but did not quantify France - heavy user of Russian gas. Has reported 25-30% drop in supply Q&A: Ukraine gas row Media square up Both the European Union and the US have expressed concern about the row. The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana urged Kiev and Moscow to resume negotiations, as EU energy officials prepared to discuss the crisis at a meeting on Wednesday. Ambassadors from Europe, the US and Japan met Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who told them he was willing to go to international arbitration to settle the issue. Germany, which depends on Russia for 30% of its supplies, has called on Moscow to "act responsibly". Alexander Medvedev, deputy head of Gazprom, said Ukraine had stolen 100 million cubic metres of gas on Sunday. Ukraine's Fuel and Energy Minister Ivan Plachkov said there had been no "unauthorised diversion" of gas. But he said Ukraine had the right under existing contracts to take a share of gas exported via the Ukrainian pipeline - the main route for Russian exports - and would do so if the temperature fell below -3C. Tension Gazprom supplies about one-fifth of gas consumed by the European Union. Central and eastern Europe's gas pipeline network Enlarge Map France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have reported a sharp fall in supplies, of between 25% and 40%. The shortage was being passed on, as affected countries said they would in turn be pumping less gas to customers further down the line, like Serbia and Bosnia. Mr Medvedev said Gazprom would carry out checks on gas volumes and "use all possible measures so that Western consumers continue to receive gas as foreseen by contracts". Ukraine says it is not opposed to an increase in gas prices, if this is phased in gradually, and says taps should be turned back on while negotiations continue. Relations between Russia and Ukraine have been tense since Mr Yushchenko came to power last year on a promise to strengthen relations with the EU and Nato, and steer the country out of Russia's sphere of influence.