Yatsenyuk assured that Ukraine remains a reliable gas transiter
Ukraine remains a reliable gas transiter and will fulfill all its commitments on the transit pumping, said the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
On Tuesday on the gas pipeline Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod in the Poltava region of Ukraine exploded. The state service of Ukraine for emergency situations said the explosion was the result of seal failure, because of what happened leak and ignition of the gas. However, the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine has stated that it is considering several versions of the incident, and among them a terrorist act. A case of damage or destruction of the main gas pipeline.
" Ukraine informs about what has become a reliable transit country, we fulfilled and will fulfill all its obligations in respect of the transportation of natural gas, " said Yatsenyuk on Wednesday, opening the government meeting. He ordered the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine, security Service of Ukraine, NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine " and " Ukrtransgaz " urgently strengthen the protection of the Ukrainian gas transportation system.
" Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod " - the Russian-Ukrainian export gas pipeline. Connects gas fields in the North of Western Siberia with the end users in the European Union. After the explosion of the emergency team has blocked the damaged section of the pipeline, the flow of gas was transferred to the parallel gas pipeline. In the organization of " Ukrtransgaz " told that the explosion on the gas pipeline does not affect the volume of gas transit to the European Union.