WARSAW, January 2 (RIA Novosti, Leonid Sviridov) - Slovak gas company Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel (SPP), a dominant player on gas market in Slovakia, said Monday that deliveries of Russian natural gas via Ukraine had dropped by 30%.
However, SPP spokesperson Dana Krsakova said the situation was not critical since the company has its own gas reserves.
Russian state-run energy giant Gazprom began reducing pressure in the natural gas pipeline to Ukraine on Sunday after Ukraine declined to sign a contract for deliveries in 2006 at the market price of $230 per 1,000 cu m. The average EU charge is $240.
