SIMFEROPOL, Aug 4 - RIA Novosti/Prime." Chernomorneftegaz " plans to finish the restoration Glebovsky underground storage facilities in Crimea until the end of 2016, said Last news Commissioner of the organization.

"I think we will finish the restoration before the end of 2016. Power will increase in 2 times. Currently about 1, 8 billion cubic meters to 3 billion, " - said the head of the Department.

He didn't want to name the exact amount of investment in the restoration, but expressed hope that it would take less than 6 billion rubles, planned by the Federal target program for development of Crimea.

"Chernomorneftegaz ", which supplies the inhabitants of the Peninsula gas, until March of last year belonged to " Naftogaz of Ukraine ", but after the referendum on joining of Crimea to Russia, the company was nationalized. It operates hydrocarbon deposits on the shelf of the Black and Azov seas, and land part of the Crimean Peninsula. In addition, the company provides transportation and storage of gas.

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