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To: WhiskeyX
> Work is already underway to reverse the flow of natural gas in the pipelines to supply the Ukraine from Weastern Europe at market prices.

There is no work underway at this time to reverse the flow. At this time, Western Europe is a natural gas importer from the same pipeline.

Maybe one day, years from now after other pipelines and LNG import terminals. But it will be many years from now..

102 posted on 04/06/2014 2:48:41 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

You are wrong. That is just you trying to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) as an effort of disinformation to benefit the Russian aggressions. Efforts to arrange reverse gas flows in the pipelines have already been underway since 2009, and those efforts have been given new urgency this year.

Ukraine accuses Slovakia of blocking reverse gas flow
English.news.cn 2014-04-04 23:22:27
BRATISLAVA, April. 4 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Yuriy Prodan has accused Slovakia from blocking the launch of reverse gas flows across its territory to Ukraine, spokesman of Slovakia’s gas-pipeline operator Eustream told Xinhua on Friday
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-04/04/c_126358436.htm

The parliament’s amendments put heavy emphasis on improving pipelines, such as the Yamal pipeline between Poland and Germany, to allow bi-directional flows in the event of a crisis.

“With reverse flow technology, Germany would be able to export to Poland should there be a problem between Ukraine and Russia in the future,” said Vidal-Quadras.

http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/eus-gas-crisis-plan-clears-first-hurdle-62035.html

Gearing up for gas emergencies - 16/07/2009
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The EU is also diversifying its gas suppliers. The EU recently signed an agreement on the construction of the Nabucco pipeline, which will supply the union with gas from central Asia via Turkey.

UPDATE 2-Slovak PM says Russian gas supplies cut likely soon
Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:17pm EDT

Slovakia, which gets virtually all of its gas from Russia, is proceeding with plans to secure diversified routes for gas deliveries to avoid a repeat of the crisis, Fico said.

The central European country then averted an even worse hit by securing emergency gas supplies through a reverse flow in the pipelines that normally transit gas from the east to the west.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/06/22/eu-gas-slovakia-idUSLM44667820090622

Gazprom says “reverse flow” gas for Ukraine raises legal questions
MOSCOW, April 5 Sat Apr 5, 2014 5:05am EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/05/ukraine-crisis-gazprom-idUSL5N0MX04O20140405


110 posted on 04/06/2014 7:16:56 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
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