KIEV, Dec. 10 - The Fuel and Energy Ministry last week disclosed the structure of the price of Central Asian natural gas, which Ukraine will buy at $179.50 per thousand cubic meters in 2008 on the Ukrainian border.

The average price of Turkmen natural gas for Russia's Gazprom Export next year will be $140 per thousand cubic meters on the Turkmen border, and the fee for the sale of gas by Gazprom Export to RosUkrEnergo AG (Switzerland) is $2.80 per thousand cubic meters or 2% of the price, the ministry said.