It is reported by TASS.
“We have about 54 companies that have contracts with Gazprom Export, there are large, medium and small companies.
According to my information, about half of this number have already opened special currency and ruble accounts with our authorized bank in order to ensure the receipt of foreign exchange earnings, conversion into rubles and payment for the supplied gas in rubles,” Novak said at the New Horizons marathon organized by society "Knowledge".
The vice premier added that the list of buyers who agreed to pay for gas in rubles would become known in the coming days.
“There are certain payment dates, there are advances, there is an advance payment, there is an actual payment for the supplied gas.
This mechanism is extended over time.
For example, deliveries for April, for which payment is finally made in May,” Novak explained.
Earlier it was reported that the Italian company Eni is ready to fulfill the requirements of Russia and open a bank account in rubles.
The head of the analytical department of AMarkets, Artyom Deev, spoke in an interview with FAN about the supply of Russian gas to Europe.