Russia, China postpone major gas deal
MOSCOW— The Associated Press
Published Thursday, Jun. 16, 2011 9:16AM EDT
Last updated Thursday, Jun. 16, 2011 9:33AM EDT
The presidents of Russia and China have postponed the signing of a major deal to supply Siberian natural gas to energy-hungry coastal China.
In 2010, Russia's Gazprom and China National Petroleum Company agreed to start the supplies via a yet-unbuilt Altai pipeline in 2015, but the talks stalled over pricing. Moscow wanted to link the price to oil prices in the way it does in Europe, but China considers any European-level price too high.