Poland is not likely to sign the annex extending the Polish-Russian gas deal until 2037 in the coming days but mulls an option to increase gas supplies within the framework of the current contract validity until 2022, deputy PM and Economy Minister Waldemar Pawlak told reporters.
"There are various elements on the table," he added. "It is possible that the current validity of the contract, that is by 2022, will be maintained."
Poland continues to negotiate the deal with Gazprom that would both extend the duration of the contract and offer a possibility of boosting supplies from the current 7.45 bcm (according to the Polish norms) annually to 9 bcm.
The deal covers also gas flowing onwards to the rest of Europe via the Yamal pipeline.
The deal would have gone into effect in 2010 were it not for concerns raised by European Commission about access to the pipeline, which according to EU rules should not be restricted by any such deal.
EC said the pipeline between the two countries should be managed independently and open to third-party suppliers.
On Monday gas monopolist PGNiG warned industrial clients that it may fail to deliver contracted gas in Q4 as of late October as a result of delays in securing supplies to replace imports from the east.
Poland will also talk with the Ukraine next week about the possibilities of using Ukrainian gas pipelines to transit gas bought from German E.ON Ruhrgas to Poland in an attempt to have a back-up plan in case long-term gas contract with Russia is not signed on time, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily writes.
Poland wants to improve its bargaining position in the negotiations with Russia - Russia is pressing for the fastest possible signature of a the contract in its current form.
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