Naftogaz asks Gazprom to lend 'technical gas'
The head of Ukraine's national gas company Naftogaz asked Gazprom on Wednesday to lend it ``technical gas'' in amounts necessary for the normal operation of the Ukrainian gas transportation system.
Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, on Monday reduced deliveries of gas for transit through Ukraine to Western European customers, saying that it was seeking to make up for gas stolen by Ukraine.