The EU’s top energy official, who stepped down at the weekend during the handover to a new European Commission, has warned against a deal to replace Russian gas piped through Ukraine by labelling the imports as Azerbaijani.
European energy companies have been negotiating with counterparts in Ukraine and Azerbaijan to ensure that flows of gas to central Europe would continue after an agreement with Russia’s Gazprom to supply gas via Ukraine expires on December 31.
Under the agreement, Azerbaijan would deliver gas to the Ukrainian border, from where it could then be sent to Europe through a complex swap arrangement with Russia.
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