Brussels, 19/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - After several weeks of discussion, Poland and Russia finally agreed, on Monday 18 October, on their new gas contract which provides for Russian gas supplies to Poland to be extended until 2022, and the extension until 2019 of transit through Polish territory, via the Yamal gas pipeline, of Russian gas intended for western Europe.
Under the terms of the agreement, Russia will gradually step up gas supplies to Poland by 9.7 billion cubic metres in 2010...