ArmInfo. For the formation of gas prices to be market-based, it is reasonable to use exchange platforms. A similar opinion was expressed on October 13 by energy expert, editor of Geoenergetika.info magazine Boris Martsinkevich during the video online bridge Moscow-Minsk- Yerevan-Bishkek-Nursultan. In this regard, he recalled the intention of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) to organize similar 3 sites in the Eurasian space (2 in Russia and 1 in Kazakhstan).
<Apparently, this will be the best option. Since there are customs restrictions that arise due to different tax burdens. According to him, it is no coincidence that 2025 was chosen within the EAEU to create a single gas market, apparently precisely in order to somehow harmonize the tax issues of the participating countries, '' the expert said, noting that it is necessary to develop a common policy, harmonize tax questions. In this regard, Martsinkevich pointed to the high tax burden on Russia. "I would like the tax burden in Russia to be slightly lower. We must take advantage of the benefits that are available. Still, both Russia and Kazakhstan own resources for both oil and gas, and not to use these advantages, in my opinion, is rather strange, "said the power engineer.
The common gas market of the EAEU, he said, is estimated at 20 billion cubic meters per year. In this context, Martsinkevich noted that it is beneficial for both Russia and Kazakhstan. And for Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus, as consumer countries, in his opinion, this is also beneficial, "because it is predictable." "Let's hope that there will be trial trades, then another trial trades, and, in the end, we will decide in what currency we work'',- he said.
Speaking about gas tariffs, Marcienkevich noted that it is predictable for consumers that long-term fixed gas prices are still preferable to market ones. "If you look at how the countries of Southeast Asia work with LNG supplies, they are not shy about being tied to the oil basket, and this is beneficial for producers. They can predict in advance what the volume of consumption will be without all these market fluctuations, "he said. At the same time, the expert noted that in Europe there is an increase in gas prices at times, respectively, the level of prices for electricity demonstrate approximately the same tendency .<While long- term contracts allow manufacturers to calculate their load. In order to supply such volumes of gas, it is necessary to carefully work with the fields and with the entire gas pipeline network. When this is known in advance, stability arises, "he said.
To note, on October 6, the gas price at the Dutch TTF hub set a new historical maximum, exceeding $ 1,900 per thousand cubic meters, but after that began to decline. By the close of trading, the index fell one and a half times, but then began to rise again. Experts and analysts noted that the high volatility of prices in the European gas market is associated, among other things, with the low occupancy of gas storage facilities ahead of the coming winter. The cost of November futures at the close of trading settled at $ 1013 per 1,000 cubic meters. m. According to experts, such a high volatility is associated with the erroneous position of the European regulator, which does not support the mechanism of long-term contracts, giving the market to the "mercy" of exchange speculators.
