The Russian Gazprom put order with the purchases of steel pipes

The Russian gas monopolist actively changes approaches to working with suppliers and seeks to conclude direct contracts with pipe manufacturers. Today it became known that the company canceled the tender announced on May 22 for the purchase of steel welded pipes of large diameter, without explaining the reasons for such an act.

Experts associate this message with recently signed agreements between Gazprom and Russian tubular companies for use in more than 95 percent of contracts for seamless pipes, such as are presented in the catalog of a specialized pipe site http://truba24.ru/adv/category/52 and on pipes with an external anti -corrosion coating.

In total, Gazprom canceled 3 lots totaling 12 billion 410 million rubles. The refusal of the procurement was announced on June 26 and until then remain without comments from the monopolist and from large -diameter pipes.

Thanks to the new agreements of Gazprom and trumpets today, the price of metal products is determined by the new one, says Ilya Balakirev, leading UFS Investment Company analyst. The new approach involves formula pricing, in which the price of pipes will become determined depending on macroeconomic indicators and indicators, such as raw materials and inflation.

"This may be one of the reasons for the revision of the tender. The price of the lot can also be revised in the shorter direction," says Ilya Balakirev.