Rosukrenergo denies gas cutoff to Poland

Natural gas trader Rosukrenergo denied media allegations Wednesday of a cutoff in supplies to Poland, citing a brief technical problem.

Polish media reported that the company, which handles Russian and Central Asian natural gas and is 50% owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom, interrupted gas supplies to Poland from October 2.

"Reports of an interruption in gas deliveries do not correspond to reality. It was a technical problem related to the registration of deliveries on the Ukrainian-Polish border," the company said.

A company representative said the problem has almost been resolved.

"This will not affect our compliance with commitments under contracts with the Polish [oil and gas] company PGNiG," the source said.

Source: RIA Novosti, en.rian.ru