Gazprom may offer foreign clients to buy gas for rubles
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2014-04-07 05:38:08
Gazprom works on the issue of more active use of ruble in payments with foreign contractors, a representative of the company, Sergei Kupriyanov reported to the Vedomosti. In turn, Gazpromneft discusses the transfer from dollars to euros in export operations. According to the company’s CEO Alexander Dyukov, 95 % of customers agree to this.
Payments in euros is a fallback position, it was studied by management of Gazpromneft in case of new U.S. sanctions, said Dyukov. "But I'm not ready to say that we can switch over and it will be completely painless and without losses," - he added.