MOSCOW, 29 Jul - RIA Novosti/Prime. The volume of gas in underground storages (UGS) of Ukraine on 29 July was 12, 876 billion cubic meters, an increase for the day 0, 28%, inform the data on the Internet representation of the Association of European operators of the underground gas storages (GSE).

according to the information of the GSE, the level of storage has risen to 41, 6% with 41, 49% as of July 28, when in Ukrainian underground storage facilities was 12, 840 billion cubic meters of gas.

After another unsuccessful tripartite gas talks on 30 June Ukraine has suspended the purchase of gas from Russia to agree on the terms of delivery and currently receives gas only in reverse from Europe. On the first day of the week the Minister of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn said that Ukraine hopes to hold the next trilateral dialogue no later than the end of August.

with his own hand, energy Minister Alexander Novak said that all the rules for the purchase of Russian gas by Ukraine is created, and a meeting on conditions of deliveries for the fourth quarter should be performed in September. Along with this, according to him, the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation has received and is considering the proposal of the European Commission to hold the next trilateral meeting in the last month of summer.

Demchyshyn said that in the last month of summer Ukraine will increase daily gas injection into UGS to 53 to 55 million cubic meters from the current 40 million cubic meters.

first, he announced that Ukraine will be able to accumulate in storage for the upcoming heating season 19 billion cubic meters of gas subject to the receipt of financial assistance of $ 1 billion, without it - only 14, 5 billion cubic meters. Ukraine is actively seeking funds for the purchase of gas.

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