Agreement between the Government of the Russian federation and the Government of Romania on the expansion of capacity of transit pipeline on the territory of Romania for the increase of delivery of natural gas from the Russian Federation to the third countries and to Romania (1996).

The Parties have agreed that the Russian federation shall ensure conditions for the delivery of natural gas from the Russian Federation to Romania and for the purpose of transit across the territory of Romania to the third countries in accordance with the following amounts (billions of cubic measures): 2005 – 45,5 (export delivery)/31,5 –transit, including delivery for Bulgaria/14 – for Romania; 2010 – 50,7 (export delivery)/36,7 –transit, including delivery for Bulgaria/14 – for Romania. Natural gas to be delivered from the Russian federation to Romania for the needs of local consumers cannot be exported into third countries without consent of RAO “GASPROM”. The present Agreement is valid till the 31st of December 2010 and is prolonged automatically for subsequent five-year periods unless one of the Parties informs the other not less than 4 years before the expiration date of the present Agreement of its intention to cease it.