“Not provided for by contract”: Italian ENI refused to pay for Russian gas

Italian ENI can not pay for Russian gas in rubles, as it does not have such an opportunity, the head of the company Claudio Descalci stated on the Global Energy Forum, RBC reports.

“The only big problem is gas. They asked us to pay for him in rubles. We will not be able to do this, because we have no rubles. And this is not provided for by the contract, which indicates the calculations in the euro. You can’t change It is unilaterally. For such a change, there must be an agreement, “said Descalci.

he added that now gas from Russia enters Italy through the territory of Ukraine. “But we do not know what will be in the future, to be honest,” he said.