Bulgaria's National Assembly to hear on natural gas supplies

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Bulgaria's National Assembly to hear on natural gas supplies

Today, the National Assembly will hear about the supplies and prices of natural gas, with the departure of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and outgoing Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov. The hearing is led by GERB's former energy minister Delyan Dobrev.

The gas storage in Chiren is about 35% full, according to Alexander Nikolov. He said that efforts were being made to secure all the necessary quantities of natural gas after Russia suspended supplies to Bulgaria. Nikolov reminded that Bulgaria has an active contract with Gazprom Export and Communication, as far as it involves normal legal and commercial relations, has not stopped, according to Bulgarian National Radio reporter Yuliana Kornazheva.

The additional quantities of Azeri gas were being negotiated at a market price, which was higher, according to the outgoing Energy Minister, who said talks were underway for additional quantities of Azeri gas beyond those specified in the existing contract.