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Uniper, a German company, has recovered more claims from Gazprom.

Uniper said Tuesday that it had recovered more claims from former Gazprom main supplier during the first quarter. This is the latest update in the ongoing legal dispute between the two groups.

According to EU officials, the news comes at a time when the European Union will publish plans to phase out the remaining gas supply agreements with Russia in the bloc by the end 2027.

Uniper is locked in a legal battle with Russia's Gazprom. The two have been at odds since the delivery of its natural gas stopped in 2022. This forced Berlin to bail out the German utility for 13.5 billion euros ($15.3 billion).

Uniper won a significant legal victory in the last year, when an arbitral tribunal awarded damages of more than 13 billion euro for gas volumes that were not supplied by Gazprom.

Uniper's first-quarter report, published Tuesday, included the "revenue from enforcement activities against Gazprom export", which is Russian firm's export division.

The utility refused to comment on how much money was made or other details about it. It only said that any claims that were realised would be transferred to Germany as part of the bailout agreement.

Uniper has repaid state aid to the tune of 3.1 billion Euros, including 530 millions euros in payments withheld from Gazprom.

A St. Petersburg court ruled last year that Gazprom export could demand more than 14 billion Euros from Uniper if it pursued arbitration.

Uniper was able to assert claims against Gazprom Austrian division based on previous court decisions. This caused the business to declare insolvency by 2023.

Gazprom declined to comment on a question. Reporting by Tom Kaeckenhoff and Christoph Steitz. Vladimir Soldatkin contributed additional reporting. Friederike Heine, Mark Potter and Friederike Hine edited the article.

(source: Reuters)