Polish natural gas monopoly PGNiG has a chance to be charged
less for gas supplies from Russia's Gazprom
through the arbitration process between the two companies, Polish Prime
Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday.
He described the arbitration as "routine."
Tuesday, state-controlled PGNiG said it had filed an arbitration claim against Gazprom
and its exporting subsidiary. The company didn't disclose its exact price
demands, saying the arbitration proceedings in Stockholm weren't public.
Poland relies heavily on Russia to cover its gas needs, importing from Gazprom
about two-thirds of the gas it consumes. Because of that dependence and its
current inability to import gas from other areas, Poland pays what it describes
as excessive prices for Russian gas.