Kazakhstan has allowed Naftogaz to forcibly recover 1.4 billion from Gazprom
Kyiv • UNN
A court in Astana has allowed the forced recovery of 1.4 billion dollars from Gazprom. This is the first foreign decision regarding the enforcement of an arbitration award against the Russian company.
Naftogaz has received permission for the forced collection of approximately $1.4 billion from Gazprom on the territory of Kazakhstan — the Court of the Astana International Financial Centre recognized the arbitration award and allowed its enforcement in the country in favor of the company, UNN reports with reference to Naftogaz.
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The company notes that this is the first public foreign court decision to recognize and grant permission for the forced enforcement of this arbitration award against Gazprom on the territory of an individual state.
"The court decision in Kazakhstan is another practical result in the process of recovering funds from Gazprom. We are consistently moving forward and working on the enforcement of the arbitration award in various jurisdictions. I thank the Naftogaz team for this result,"
Naftogaz's interests in the proceedings in Kazakhstan are represented by advisors from the law firms ADL Disputes and Wikborg Rein.
For reference
According to the 2019 Agreement on the Organization of Natural Gas Transportation, Naftogaz was obliged to organize the transit of natural gas through the territory of Ukraine for Gazprom until the termination of the Agreement on January 1, 2025.
In May 2022, as a result of the actions of Russian occupation forces, the organization of gas transit through the 'Sokhranivka' entry point became impossible. Despite this, Naftogaz continued to provide the gas transit services stipulated by the Agreement through the 'Sudzha' entry point. Nevertheless, Gazprom refused to pay the full fee for the organization of gas transportation, thereby violating its contractual obligations.
In September 2022, Naftogaz initiated arbitration proceedings in Switzerland in accordance with the Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), as provided for by the Agreement.
In June 2025, an arbitral tribunal with its seat in Switzerland issued a Final Award, finding Gazprom fully liable for the failure to fulfill its obligations and establishing the absence of any justified grounds for non-payment. The tribunal ordered Gazprom to pay the debt for gas transportation organization services, interest, and arbitration costs.
In January 2026, the Federal Tribunal of Switzerland denied Gazprom's appeal of the decision, finally confirming its validity.
Since Gazprom has not voluntarily fulfilled its obligations, Naftogaz is implementing an international campaign to seize the debtor's assets in various jurisdictions.