OREANDA-NEWS. Gazprom continues to supply gas for transit to Europe through the territory of Ukraine in the normal mode. This was stated by the official representative of the holding Sergey Kupriyanov, TASS reports.

Gazprom supplies Russian gas for transit through the territory of Ukraine in the regular mode in accordance with the requests of European consumers - 109.5 million cubic meters. m on March 8, ”he said.

This volume corresponds to deliveries under agreements on long-term reservations for gas transit through the territory of Ukraine. The volume is about 109.5 million cubic meters. m per day.

Earlier, Gazprom said that they allow a further increase in gas prices in Europe, but stressed that the reason is "not on their side."

“Today, TTF, a key European gas hub, has set a historic price record of $3,892 per 1,000 cubic meters. m of gas. Prices may be even higher. But the reasons for this are not on the side of Gazprom, the company said.

The company also noted that they are fully fulfilling the requests of foreign consumers for gas supplies and intend to continue to meet their obligations under long-term contracts in the future.

Earlier, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner spoke out against the imposition of an embargo on Russian energy resources, because this would lead to a sharp rise in prices in Europe. He believes that it will be difficult to find an alternative to them.

On March 7, gas futures prices in Europe after reaching almost $3,900 per 1,000 cubic meters fell within an hour by $1,000 to $2,900. In general, the cost of gas in Europe since the beginning of trading on that day has grown by about 70%.