Naftogaz said that Ukraine remains a reliable gas transiter

The Ukrainian side told the representatives of the European Commission and the leading energy organizations of the EU that Ukraine remains a reliable transit country of Russian gas to the European Union, despite the introduction of the mode of payment for the gas supplies to " Naftogaz of Ukraine " and " Gazprom "informs on the last working day of the week, the press service of NJSC " Naftogaz ".

on the last working day of the week in Brussels the Ukrainian delegation led by Chairman of Board of NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine " Andrey Korolevym took part in the meeting of the coordination group of the EU on gas issues. During the meeting the Ukrainian side told commissioners of the European Commission and the leading energy organizations of the European Union about the state of Affairs in the gas relations with Russia.

" Once again confirmed the readiness of the Ukrainian side to be a reliable transit country of Russian gas to the European Union, as evidenced by the lack of interruptions of gas supplies to EU via Ukraine. NJSC Naftogaz continues to perform its contractual obligations, despite the decision of Russian gas monopoly, on June 16, on the transfer of Ukraine on the control system of a down payment and the suspension of gas supplies for Ukrainian customers, " said in the report.

" Gazprom " on the first day of the week after long and fruitless negotiations on repayment of the debt transferred to Ukraine for advance payment for gas supplies and the gas transport system are only now transit volumes. The gas giant hope, because this decision will not affect supplies to the European Union. Along with this and Gazprom, and the Commission noted the risks of occurrence of questions in winter, when Ukraine will spend accumulated in underground storage savings.

before indirectly these fears are confirmed and Kiev. The head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Yuri Prodan in a letter to EU energy Commissioner Guenter the Oettinger said that Ukraine will try to provide the reliability and continuity of gas transit from Russia to the European Union as long as long as there are technological possibility.

according to the information of the Russian side, for the normal autumn-winter period and ensure stable transit Ukraine ought to have in the underground vaults of the order of 18, 5 billion cubic meters of gas. Currently in them is about 14 billion cubic meters of gas, moreover, in the absence of new supplies from Russia this amount will steadily decrease.


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