Morning re-cap of main news, January 3

* Russian energy giant Gazprom said Ukraine had siphoned off 118.7 million cu m of Russian export gas on January 2–3, and 104.8 million cu m of Russian export gas from January 1 to January 2

// Jan. 04, 2006 - 07:04 GMT


URGENT: Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz come to terms on natural gas

MOSCOW, January 4 (RIA Novosti) – Russian energy giant Gazprom and Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz have come to terms on the supplies of Russian natural gas to Ukraine, Russian TV channels said Wednesday.

// Jan. 04, 2006 - 07:13 GMT


UKRAINE AND RUSSIA SIGN 5-YEAR DEAL ON RUSSIAN GAS SUPPLIES AT $230 PER 1,000 CU M AND $1.6 FOR TRANSIT

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// Jan. 04, 2006 - 07:25 GMT


RUSSIA ONLY TO PAY MONEY FOR NATURAL GAS TRANSIT VIA UKRAINE - GAZPROM

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// Jan. 04, 2006 - 07:39 GMT


Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz come to terms on natural gas

MOSCOW, January 4 (RIA Novosti) – Russian energy giant Gazprom and Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz have come to terms on the supplies of Russian natural gas to Ukraine, the companies' heads said Wednesday.

// Jan. 04, 2006 - 07:46 GMT


Russian gas price fixed at European level, to be adjusted -- Gazprom

MOSCOW, January 4 (RIA Novosti) – The price of Russian natural gas supplies to RosUkrEnergo, a Russian-Swiss company that transports Turkmen gas to Ukraine, is fixed according to the European level, a Gazprom official said Wednesday.

// Jan. 04, 2006 - 08:21 GMT


Gazprom, Naftogaz come to terms on natural gas

MOSCOW, January 4 (RIA Novosti) – Russian energy giant Gazprom and Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz have come to terms on the supplies of Russian natural gas to Ukraine, the companies' heads said Wednesday.

// Jan. 04, 2006 - 08:45 GMT


Russia, Ukraine Reach Compromise, Sign Gas Deal

Russia and Ukraine struck a five-year gas supply deal on Wednesday after a bruising pricing dispute in which Moscow curtailed deliveries, hitting supplies to European consumers.

// Jan. 04, 2006 - 08:48 GMT


Central Asian natural gas to make up for high price of Russian gas

MOSCOW, January 4 (RIA Novosti) – The high price of Russian natural gas sold to RosUkrEnergo, a company transporting Turkmen gas to Ukraine, will be compensated for by cheaper gas supplies from Central Asia, a Gazprom spokesman said Wednesday.

// Jan. 04, 2006 - 08:56 GMT


Russian Delegation to Visit Iran for Talks on Nuclear Program

A high-level Russian delegation will visit Tehran this week to discuss Moscow's compromise proposal on the Islamic republic's nuclear program. Moscow has suggested allowing Iran to conduct uranium enrichment in Russia, giving it access to the nuclear fuel cycle while guaranteeing its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

// Jan. 04, 2006 - 09:22 GMT