“Naftogaz of Ukraine†position on lawsuit of PJSC “Ukrnaftaâ€
Reading time 2 min Christian Fernsby ▼ | November 10, 2021In recent days, disinformation has been actively spread about the “Ukrnafta versus Naftogaz†lawsuit.
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"The information that Naftogaz reached agreement with businessman I. Kolomoisky, or signed a settlement agreement with Ukrnafta, or agreed to give away 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas, or other volumes of gas, or money, etc., is not true. The assumption that Naftogaz has already given some volumes of gas to I. Kolomoisky is also untrue. Naftogaz has not transferred any volumes of gas or funds to Ukrnafta since the appointment of Yuriy Vitrenko as Naftogaz CEO (28 April 2021).
"We’d like to emphasize that a lawsuit is ongoing between Joint Stock Company “National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine†and PJSC “UKRNAFTA†for the recovery of 9.067 bcm of natural gas and all revenues that National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine†received or could receive from the sale of this natural gas.
"Naftogaz does not agree with Ukrnafta’s claims. Naftogaz’s position has remained essentially unchanged since the first court hearing in this case," the company said.
"Naftogaz stated in this lawsuit that the court shall apply the statute of limitations to Ukrnafta’s claims, as the circumstances to which Ukrnafta refers in the lawsuit were known to it more than three years before the lawsuit was filed. It should be noted that Ukrnafta objects to the court’s application of the statute of limitations and provides its justification.
"Naftogaz also provided information to the court that earlier in other lawsuits, the company stated the need to oblige Ukrnafta to enter into a sales contract for disputed volumes of gas, taking into account the fact that this gas was consumed by households and that Naftogaz was sending letters to Ukrnafta starting from 2006 with a proposal to enter into a sales contract for the disputed gas."
Position of National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraineâ€:
• Naftogaz does not agree with Ukrnafta’s claims to transfer to it the disputed volumes of gas
• Naftogaz does not agree with Ukrnafta’s claims to compensate for the cost of disputed volumes of gas at the current market price" ■
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