FACTBOX: Countries affected by Russia-Ukraine gas row

Mon Jan 5, 2009 2:15pm EST
 
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(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.

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