Ukraine for the week increased the number of natural gas in underground gas storages (UGS) to 12, 614 billion cubic meters, filling them on 39, 48%, inform the data of Association of European operators of the underground gas storages (GSE). for information on 2 June, at the storage facilities of Ukraine was uploaded eleven, 747 billion cubic meters of gas. So, a week Ukraine has pumped into underground storage facilities 867 million cubic meters of gas. Based on the current gas price for Ukraine in 485, 5 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters, Naftogaz has pumped gas in the amount of 420, 9 million dollars, transfers ITAR-TASS. At the end of may, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller stated that " to 7 June Ukraine's commitments on payments for gas will exceed $ 5, $ 2 billion ". So, two-thirds of the gas imported from Russia in the past month, Ukraine has pumped into storage underground. In the same month, the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Vitaly Markelov reported that the volume of injection Ukraine gas in UGS for uninterrupted transit in winter must be 18, 5 billion cubic meters. Ukraine offers 12 underground gas storage facilities with a total capacity of about 31 billion cubic meters. They are part of the system of gas supplies to Ukraine and gas transit through its territory to the European Union. on 4 June in Berlin hosted dialogues Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftogaz at the level of heads of the organizations - Alexei Miller and Andrew Koroleva. Then Gazprom said that suffered from 9 to 10 June deadline for resolution of the issues on payments for gas. Accordingly, the introduction of prepaid and possible gas cutoff to Ukraine shifted to eleven June.
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