REUTERS
Turkey has filed a natural gas price claim against Russia, as talks over a Black Sea link that would bypass Ukraine have stalled, Bloomberg reported.
Botas Boru Hatlari Ile Petrol Tasima AS notified on Monday an export arm of Russia's Gazprom PJSC that it is seeking a price revision for gas purchased from the Russian company in December 2014, the Ankara-based energy company said Tuesday in a statement.
Russia promised a 10% discount to Botas, which buys about two thirds of Russian gas supplied to the country, before talks on the pipeline stalled in the summer, according to the report.
Gazprom halved the size of the proposed link to Turkey earlier this month, saying the deal is possible after the country holds parliamentary elections on November 1.
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