According to Reuters’ article published on October 20, 2022, the head of Moldova's natural gas company said it had paid $53.5 million to Russian state gas firm Gazprom (GAZP.MM) on Thursday to settle its bill for September gas deliveries, and sent it a $27.4 million advance payment for October deliveries.
Moldovagaz director Vadim Ceban wrote on the Telegram messaging app that the company had received a loan from the government so that it could pay for supplies. In early October, Gazprom said it could shut off gas to Moldova completely unless all contractual obligations were met.
