The gas is now flowing normally between Belarus, Lithuania and Kaliningrad.

VILNIUS — Gas supplies to Lithuania had been briefly cut due to the Belarus-Russia gas dispute were restored to their normal levels last week, the country’s gas utility announced in a press release.

A dispute over payment for gas between Minsk and Moscow flared up last week worrying energy experts. Many feared a repeat of the Ukrainian gas payment situation, which saw many countries on the Balkan peninsula without gas. Lithuania gets part of its gas supply through its neighbor Belarus.

“Natural gas import to Lithuania has been completely restored for the latest two hours. Gas is supplied according to the usual procedure,” Lietuvos Dujos reported in a press release on Thursday. “There was no need to use the interconnection with Latvia. However, both AB Lietuvos Dujos and Latvijas Gāze A/S were ready to do this at any moment. Natural gas proceeds to be supplied to Lithuanian consumers and, in transit, to the region of Kaliningrad without any restrictions.”

The utility reported to EU institutions last week that 30 percent less gas was being pumped through Belarus into the Lithuanian territory, but only for a 24-hour period. Part of the gas coming through Belarus was also bound for Russia’s exclave, Kaliningrad.

Russia’s gas utility Gazprom confirmed that it had received the bulk of the $192 million owed to it by the Belarusian state.

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