Sechin?€™s Gas Talks in Belarus

Dec. 21, 2009

Gazprom will pay $625 million for a stake in Beltransgaz, the Belarussian pipeline operator, in February, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said Friday, RIA-Novosti reported.

He said Belarus should use the payment to compensate for price increases for Russian gas supplies, it reported. He also said Russia was offering Belarus duty-free oil for domestic use, Interfax reported.

(Bloomberg)

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