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20 Oct, 21 tweets, 2 min read

#Russia: Here is a snapshot of the current gas supply contracts between Gazprom Export and the EU, Eastern Partnership and Eurasian Union states (THREAD/20):

1. EU - Austria: in 2019, total gas exports represented 16.2 bcm. The bilateral contract is until 2040.

2. Croatia: Exports are made on the basis of a long-term contract that expires in 2027. Volumes for 2019 reached 2.8 bcm.

3. Czech Republic: The contract is long-term until 2035. The gas supplied in 2018 was 8.1 bcm.

4. Denmark: Gas is exported through Nord Stream 1. The 20-year gas supply contract was signed in 2006. In 2016 alone, Gazprom exported 1.6 bcm.

5. Finland: The long-term contract expires in 2031. In 2019, gas imports were 2.4 bcm.

6. France: There is a long-term contract for the period 2006-2031. The volumes exported in 2019 reached 14 bcm.

7. Germany: Gazprom has contracts with 5 German companies, of which 4 are long-term contracts until 2035. In 2019, the exported gas constituted 57 bcm. Currently, Russia is allegedly manipulating gas prices to boost NS2 certification.

8. Greece: The long-term contract lasts from 2014 to 2026. Annually, Gazprom exports up to 2.4 bcm.

9. Holland: The 20-year contract was signed in 2000. There is no clarity on its renewal. In 2019 alone, Gazprom exported 8.8 bcm through the Yamal-Europa gas pipeline.

10. Hungary: In October 2021, the new bilateral contract foresees annual supplies of ~ 4.5 bcm over the next 15 years via TurkishStream. In 2019, Hungary imported 11.2 bcm.

11. Italy: the second largest gas importer after Germany. There are long-term contracts, but I couldn't find the details. Imports in 2019 alone constituted 22.1 bcm.

12. Poland: The long-term contract with Gazprom expires in 2022. Warsaw did not express interest in extending it. Instead, it will invest in its LNG capabilities. In 2019, it imported 9.7 bcm of gas.

13. Romania: Gazprom exports between 2% and 25% of domestic consumption needs. The long-term contract is until 2030. In 2019, the gas supplied was 994 mcm.

14. Slovakia: The long-term contract expires in 2032. Exports in 2019 represented 7.2 bcm.

15. Slovenia: The contract is medium-term and expires in 2022. In 2019, exported volumes amounted to 336 mcm.

16. EaP - Georgia: Gazprom has a short-term contract signed in 2019. The volumes exported in 2019 constituted 160 mcm.

17. Eurasian Union - Armenia: There is a medium-term contract (2014-2019) that is extended annually. Volumes supplied in 2019 constituted 2.1 bcm.

18. Kazakhstan: Russia buys Kazakh gas to supply Kyrgyzstan. At the same time, in 2019 alone, Gazprom exported 5.1 of Russian gas and 2.7 bcm of Uzbek gas to Kazakhstan.

19. Kyrgyzstan: According to the 2017 medium-term contract, Gazprom exported around 300 mcm in 2019 alone.

20. Supplies to other countries, such as Moldova or Belarus, are negotiated with Gazprom (not with Gazprom Export). END.

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