Reserves of gas in the European underground storage c the moment of remittance of Ukraine on the management of pre-payment has increased almost by 3 billion cubic meters, or by 5, 6%, inform the data of Association of European operators of underground gas storage facilities.
as of 1 July, the European UGS is 56, 259 billion cubic meters of gas, while 16 June this volume was $ 53, 284 billion cubic meters. The filling level of stores increased to 70, 01%, RIA " Novosti ". Remember, on June 27, the Head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said about the readiness of the organization to increase the pumping of gas into underground storage facilities in Europe, having, as it is not completely remove the risks of gas transit through Ukraine this winter. Gazprom has expressed interest in increasing its gas reserves in the European UGS due to the gas conflict with Ukraine. After long and fruitless negotiations with Gazprom on June 16, translated Naftogaz for prepayment, and now in the Ukrainian gas transport system are only transit volumes destined for Europe. As long as the transit is carried out in contractual options, however, and Gazprom, and the European Commission consider issues in winter, when Ukraine will spend accumulated in their own UGS Reserves. First Chapter of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan said that Kiev to the beginning of the winter heating season (to fifteen October) will have time to accumulate in underground storages (UGS) 20 billion cubic meters of gas, necessary for uninterrupted transit to the European Union. Currently, the country has accumulated in underground storage of gas to 14 billion cubic meters. The head of Naftogaz Andrey Kovalev said that Ukraine daily pumped into storage underground (UGS) 22-25 million cubic meters of gas. According to him, pumping gas goes through a reverse supply and own production.

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