Moscow, December 31st - Russia News Agency. According to a resolution on the official legal information portal website, the government has set a ceiling on the prices of natural gas in the Urumqi and South Russia oilfields.

The price of natural gas produced in the Achimovsky sediment section of the Urengoy oil and gas condensate field is limited to 2550 rubles per thousand cubic meters, and the price of natural gas produced in the South Russia gas deposit section is limited to 2390 rubles per thousand cubic meters. Before entering the main gas pipeline system, after entering the main gas pipeline system, 5464 rubles per thousand cubic meters 1000 cubic meters, "he said.

Russian President Putin signed a decree on December 22nd prohibiting Gazprom from purchasing blue fuel from the OMV and Wintershall joint venture at prices above the prescribed limit. Therefore, the natural gas prices purchased by Russian suppliers from OMV (co development of Yuzhno Russkiy oilfield in Austria) and Wintethall DEA (co development of Yuzhno Russkiy oilfield and Urengoy oilfield in Germany) cannot exceed regulatory prices.

The highest price for natural gas condensate in the Urengoye oilfield is 16370 rubles/ton, the highest price for natural gas production related services in the Achimovsky Urengoye oilfield deposit section 1A is 800 rubles/ton, and the highest price for natural gas condensate production related services in sections 4A and 5A is 1600 rubles/ton. -The 1A section costs 1300 rubles per ton, while the 4A and 5A sections cost 5070 rubles per ton.

The price does not include value-added tax.

The highest price applies to debts that mature after March 1 of this year and is applicable before October 1, 2023.