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French Engie agrees on payment scheme with Gazprom

Nikola Kiš by Nikola Kiš
17 May 2022
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Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) French power utility Engie announced on Tuesday that it reached an agreement with Russian energy company Gazprom on a payment scheme for gas.

Engie CEO Catherine MacGregor noted that the two companies agreed on a solution that is in line with EU sanctions and both companies’ expectations, according to Reuters reporting on Tuesday.

Engie did not say whether it opened an account with Gazprombank, which Moscow proposed as a solution to pay for natural gas in roubles without violating EU sanctions imposed on Russia.

Engie’s announcement comes days after the European Commission presented updated guidance to EU member states at the end of last week.

The EC noted in the guidance that opening accounts with Gazprombank is allowed and stressed that payments for gas must be made in currencies agreed in contracts.

The body added that transactions must be completed upon payment in those currencies, rather than after conversion to roubles.

Engie pointed out in a statement that it is diversifying its supply and stressed that it cut its exposure to Gazprom to roughly 5 TWh at the end of Q1 in contrast with the maximum of approximately 15 TWh.

Italy covered roughly 40% of its natural gas needs with Russian imports last year and is looking for alternative suppliers.

Eni announces solution

Italian energy company Eni plans to open bank accounts to pay for Russian natural gas, noting that the move is in line with EC guidance, according to two sources.

One of the sources stressed that EC’s clarification on Friday gave “a green light for Eni,” while the other source pointed out that the guidance assured Eni its plan was in line with EU rules.

Eni’s German counterpart RWE announced earlier this week that it opened an account in Russia to pay for natural gas, stressing that it will make the payments in euro.

Moscow proposed a new payment system after the EU imposed sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Under the new payment system, Gazprom’s buyers have to open accounts with Gazprombank and pay for gas in currencies agreed in contracts, after which the bank converts the payments to roubles and transfers the money to Gazprom.

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