Comments by "Far Centrist" (@far_centrist) on "Thousands of workers protest in Brussels against looming threat of Audi massive layoffs" video.
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@isn0t42 no it is cheaper, they are purchasing it at a discount, not a massive discount like what they are giving ukr pre 2014, but a discount nonetheless. However, direct transportation through the pipeline is what makes it especially cheap; even the one transiting through ukr, which transit fee is mostly covered by gazprom.
Gas from other sources are either inadequate in supplies, or have a very long transit by ships, and are usually in the form of liquified natural gas, which is way more expensive and is not very useful for chemical manufacturing (especially fertilizer) because it's pure liquified methane. Yes, the EU still buys Ru LNG, but it only helps a few sectors even with a subsidy, and is still much more expensive than natural gas, especially when Ru are done giving discount.
Slovakia and Hungary still get their natural gas through the pipeline, until recently when ukr shuts off the transit.
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