Kiev to slash Russian gas purchases by 5 bcm in 2012

Ukraine has filed a bid to buy 27 billion cubic meters of gas in 2012 from Russia’s gas giant Gazprom after a 33 bcm bid this year, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Friday. “We have filed a bid for 27 bcm for next year,” Yanukovych said. Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko said last month that Ukraine, […]