In Naftogaz said that Kyiv will not cover the gas valve
Executive Director of "Naftogaz of Ukraine" Yuriy Vitrenko said that Ukraine will not close the gas valve, Even if Russia will not sign new agreement on gas transportation.
Executive Director of "Naftogaz of Ukraine" Yuriy Vitrenko said that Ukraine will not close the gas valve, Even if Russia will not sign new agreement on gas transportation.
first of Vitrenko said that if by January 1, 2020, Russia and Ukraine will not contract for gas transit, But physically the supply continues, Kiev will upload it into its storage underground (UGS) as the Gas is uncertain of the owner.
"In order to reassure everybody - the Ukraine will not close the valve, the Ukraine has never blocked the vent. It is important to understand. We do not have such a tradition - to go on television and say: "We are shutting off the valve ". We do not have such. We're just talking - don't worry. Even in such a situation the Gas will patiently wait for his master, " - said Vitrenko.
according to his statement, the capacity of Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities is 25 to 30 billion cubic meters.
"There are physical limits. In addition, We're talking about a hypothetical option in the winter, and winter Gas physically injected into storage, for this reason it will be necessary to do so-called operation of substitution, that Is, physically, the Gas from storage will accrue or will not accrue, there Are many technical nuances. But the point is that somehow There are certain physical limits, " - said Vitrenko.
He also said that if I would go Gas without documenting, Ukraine instead of To the Gas to consume or to give to someone, it will be stored securely.
"The whole entirely. Ukraine will not steal, take and consume, nothing to do with it will not, and will keep it until then, as long as the owner will not come with documents. Relatively speaking: if you have lost Luggage, There is a special Department called Lost and Found that will find your Luggage and you will give it. Here's a similar situation here. The gas will be safely stored until then, until it will not be documenting " - said Vitrenko.
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