MOSCOW/KIEV, Aug 12 - RIA Novosti/Prime. The request of Gazprom for gas transit through Ukraine to Europe on August 12, 224, 1 million cubic meters, exceeding the previous few days, but in General corresponds to the average daily volume of flow through the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) in the last month of summer, inform the data of Ukrtransgaz.

"Today (12 August - ed.) the Application was received for the transportation of natural gas for the customers of Europe and Moldova - 224, 1 million cubic meters. Upon August eleven was transported 218 million cubic meters ", - said Last news press Secretary of the operator of the Ukrainian GTS Maxim Belyavsky.

in addition, on August 10, the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian GTS was inaccurate data " Ukrtransgaz ", 204, 8 million cubic meters. However, the average daily volume of transit through Ukraine for the 1st decade of August amounted to 221, 821 million cubic meters.

With eleven August was suspended pumping of gas through the Nord stream due To scheduled maintenance of the two pipelines. Work is expected to end on 20 August. At the stop line of "Gazprom" forced redirect "dropdown" gas volumes on alternative routes of delivery, e.g., via the gas pipeline "Yamal-Europe" and the Ukrainian GTS.

per day stops the "Nord stream ""Yamal-Europe" experienced technical difficulties With pumping gas to Europe. As commented on the Last news transportation operator Gascade, broken happened " because of the heat ", established in the area. Now the work of the compressor station "Mallnow" (Mallnow) on the highway restored to normal performance.

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