Gazprom stops gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria

Close the valves. The Russian group Gazprom will stop gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria from Wednesday. The Polish gas company PGNiG first indicated this in a press release on Tuesday.

“On April 26, 2022, Gazprom informed PGNiG of its intention to completely suspend deliveries under the Yamal contract (…) on April 27,” PGNiG said, adding that Poland was prepared to obtain the missing gas from other sources.

The Bulgarian government made a similar announcement a few hours later, citing its refusal to comply with the supplier’s new requirements. “Today, Bulgargas EAD received notification that deliveries from Gazprom Export will be suspended from April 27, 2022,” the Ministry of Economy said in a statement, as this Balkan country is heavily dependent on gas. Russian.