Demchyshyn: Kiev buys from traders Europe 60 million cubic metres of gas per day
HOUSTON (USA), 22 APR - RIA Novosti/Prime. Ukraine buys 60 million cubic meters of gas per day from European traders, said the Minister of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn.
"Ukraine buys 60 million cubic meters of gas every day from European traders," he said, speaking at an international conference IHS Ceraweek 2015.
according to the Minister, procurement in the European Union provide about 50% of gas consumption in Ukraine. According to his statement, it is able to reduce expenses on purchase of gas from Russia.
A new twist on that old theme was designated on February 19." Naftogaz of Ukraine "has stopped gas supplies in the Donbass, explaining that "critical damage" pipelines." Gazprom has taken the decision problem, using canned gas metering station - and in just a couple of hours, the Ukrainian side said suddenly animated the pipe and resumed gas supply to the region.
on a subsequent day of the event continued to evolve, but the situation does not become clearer. So, Naftogaz says that resumed gas supply in the region. Commissioners of Donbass gas comes specifically from Gazprom via the southern border with the Russian Federation (GIS "Platovo" and "Prokhorovka" )." Gazprom argues that the flow of gas through Platovo " and "Prokhorovka" agreed with the Ukrainian side. Read more in the article ""