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FACTBOX: Countries affected by Russia-Ukraine gas row

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Mon Jan 5, 2009 2:15pm EST

(Reuters) - Following are comments from European customers affected by the cut-off in gas supplies by Russia's gas export monopoly Gazprom to its neighbor Ukraine over a pricing dispute:

EUROPEAN UNION

There is no real risk to Russian gas supplies to European Union industry from the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute so far, the EU Commission said on Monday.

GERMANY

The German government and major gas companies in Europe's biggest economy said on Monday the dispute was not yet straining their natural gas supply.

ROMANIA

Russian natural gas supplies to Romania remained at reduced levels on Monday, the head of the Black Sea state's state-controlled pipeline operator Transgaz said.

POLAND

Gas deliveries to Poland via Ukraine remained lower by 5 million cubic meters daily on Monday, Poland's dominant gas distributor PGNiG said in a statement on Monday.

AUSTRIA

Gas supplies to Austria on Monday were not affected, the national regulator and a spokeswoman from the economy ministry, said.

BULGARIA

Bulgaria continued to see a 10-15 percent drop in Russian natural gas supplies on Monday after a price dispute between Ukraine and Russia affected supplies to Europe, Bulgaria's state gas monopoly Bulgargaz said.

FRANCE

Russian gas deliveries to France remain unaffected so far, French gas utility GdF Suez said on Monday.

GREECE

Delivery of Russian gas to Greece has been cut by about one third due to the row between Russia and Ukraine, an official at Greek natural gas operator DEPA, said on Monday.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Gas supplies to the Czech Republic from Russia are back to the full amount after showing a 5 percent drop on Sunday, a spokesman for the country's main supplier said on Monday.

TURKEY

Turkey has increased gas delivered direct from Russia via the Blue-Stream pipeline under the Black Sea to compensate for a slight decline in supplies coming via Ukraine, an official said.

CROATIA

Croatia's pipeline operator Plinacro said on Monday that Russian gas supply had been cut by seven percent, but that supplies to consumers were not affected.

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