Naftogaz offers private companies to upload 50% of gas in UGS
" Naftogaz of Ukraine " in the process of meetings with authorized private gas producing organizations made the initiative to start from August 2014 upload 50% of the produced gas in underground gas storages (UGS) with the right of its selection from January 2015, is one of the measures to complete the heating season without gas from Russia, is reported in the report of " Naftogaz ".
All pumped into UGS gas will remain the property of the breadwinner, and " Naftogaz " will help the timely selection of gas in the announced volumes, pay attention to the organization.
" Today the government is implementing a complex of measures that will enable Ukraine to pass the winter heating season without gas from Russia. Our offer private mining enterprises is one of the main stages in the framework overall action plan ", - said the head of the Board of " Naftogaz " Andrey Kobelev. The authorized organizations have agreed to set up a working group to summarize the proposals and to continue the discussion during the next meeting.
Vice Prime Minister of regional development, construction and housing and communal services of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman first on Thursday said Ukraine for stable autumn-winter period, and she hopes to acquire these volumes from Russia.
Gazprom 16 June translated deliveries to the Ukrainian " Naftogaz " to advance because of debts, which at that moment, 4, 5 billion dollars. As a result of the gas transportation system of Ukraine are currently provided only for the gas intended for transit to the European Union. According to the results of June's total debt of Naftogaz made up 5, $ 3 billion, remain unpaid eleven, 5 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia.
The Ukrainian side will be able to receive gas on an advance payment only after the repayment of the debt. The head of " Gazprom " Alexey Miller in June said that the story is about a partial repayment of the debt for November-December 2013 and part of the debt for April-may, a total of 1, 951 billion.