BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--All the conditions Russia and Ukraine had demanded to resume gas supply to Europe are in place and there is no reason why the gas shouldn't start flowing, the European Commission said Tuesday.
"There is no excuse not to have gas flows back in the pipelines," as international observers are in place to oversee the gas flow, Energy Commissioner spokesman Ferran Tarradellas said during a regular press conference. Monitors are in place, but they are still not granted full access to the dispatching centers in Moscow and Kiev, Tarradellas said.
Russia's gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) said earlier Tuesday that shipment of gas to European consumers hasn't restarted as planned because Ukraine hasn't opened the pipelines for the transit.