Morning re-cap of main news, January 1
* The dispute between Ukraine and Russia over the price for Russian gas deliveries to Ukraine remains unsettled.
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 07:07 GMT
EU voices concern over Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute
LONDON, January 2 (RIA Novosti, Alexander Smotrov) – Amid the unsettled dispute between Russia and Ukraine over the price for Russian natural gas deliveries to Ukraine the European Union voices concern that supplies of Russian gas to European countries via Ukraine could be hit.
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 08:05 GMT
Undersea earthquake reported in Russia's Far East
PETROPAVLOSK-KAMCHATSKY, January 2 (RIA Novosti, Oksana Guseva) – Russian seismologists said Monday that the magnitude-4.4 undersea earthquake had been registered late Sunday in the Pacific Ocean about 40 miles south-east to Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 08:45 GMT
UKRAINE STOLE 100 MLN CU M OF NATURAL GAS JANUARY 1, 2006 WORTH $25 MILLION - GAZPROM DEPUTY HEAD
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 09:40 GMT
GAZPROM EMPLOYS FOREIGN COMPANY TO ESTIMATE VOLUME OF GAS STOLEN BY UKRAINE - GAZPROM DEPUTY HEAD
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 09:43 GMT
URGENT: Ukraine stole 100 mln cu m of natural gas January 1, 2006 - Gazprom deputy head
MOSCOW, January 2 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine stole 100 million cu m of natural gas on January 1, 2006 that Russia delivers to Europe via Ukraine worth over $25 million, the deputy head of the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said Monday.
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 09:51 GMT
URGENT: Gazprom employs foreign company to estimate volume of gas stolen by Ukraine - official
MOSCOW, January 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russian energy giant Gazprom employed foreign company SGS to estimate volume of natural gas tapped by Ukraine from Russian deliveries to Europe, the company's deputy head said Monday.
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 10:02 GMT
Russia's Putin Offers Ukraine Reprieve in Gas Price Row
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Ukraine a reprieve in a bitter gas price dispute on Saturday, less than 24 hours before Moscow is threatening to turn off the taps to its ex-Soviet neighbor.
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 10:03 GMT
UK minister says Russia's reputation at risk in gas dispute with Ukraine
LONDON, January 2 (RIA Novosti, Alexander Smotrov) – UK energy minister Malcolm Wicks said Monday that Russia's reputation of a reliable natural gas supplier could be hurt resulting from its unsettled dispute with Ukraine over the price for Russian gas deliveries to Ukraine.
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 10:05 GMT
Europe Suffers Gas Import Cuts Following Russia's Move
European countries were enduring reduced gas supplies at the height of winter on Monday after Russia halted its deliveries to Ukraine, stirring fears about the use of energy as a political weapon. The State Department in Washington said it regretted Russia's move.
// Jan. 02, 2006 - 10:24 GMT