pipelines

• Tuesday's second gas delivery cut by Russia, the limited amounts of gas held by Ukraine in reserve, and the need to ensure continued gas supplies to Ukrainian consumers, meant that pressure in Ukrainian pipelines passing Russian gas on to Europe could soon fall drastically, he added. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
• Vital assets for Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, are located in Ukraine and thus no longer under its direct control: the pipelines are an obvious item, but, just as significantly, Ukraine controls most of the storage capacity of the Russian export system. —  European Tribune
• Vital assets for Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, are located in Ukraine and thus no longer under its direct control: the pipelines are an obvious item, but, just as significantly, —  ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (Archive)
• Russia is really after control of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline which allows for Caspian oil to get to Europe without using Russian pipelines, which is how Russia controls oil prices / supplies and effects the political will of the Kremlin. —  Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52
• "Statements by the Ukrainian side that 36 hours are needed from the receipt of Russian gas transits in Ukrainian pipelines to its appearance on the Urkaine's western border, are bewildering and do not agree with our operating contracts," Kupriyanov said. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper

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