02.01.2007, 11:16
Zitat:Russia-Belarus gas deal averts feared disruptions
Russian giant gets half of Beltranzgaz
MOSCOW: Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, further expanded its export empire Monday by striking a deal to acquire half of Belarus's pipeline network as it more than doubled the price it will charge the Russian ally for natural gas this year.
The five-year agreement, reached as Moscow celebrated the New Year with rolling displays of fireworks, averted a shutdown of supplies to Belarus, a close Russian ally, and countries farther along the pipeline in what would have been a repeat of the price dispute last year with Ukraine. That disagreement resulted in a disruption of supplies that rippled across Europe and raised concern about Russia's reliability as an energy supplier.
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http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/01/business/gazprom.php