Ukraine has filed a petition for an increase of 33% of the daily receipts of gas in reverse from Slovakia, this corridor is currently the only one which Ukraine receives gas imports, said Last news on Thursday, the head of the press service of "Ukrtransgaz" Maxim Belyavsky.

"currently received an application for the daily transportation of gas from the territory of Slovakia in the real 30, 3 million cubic meters, or 33% higher than the previous regime of import. All 1st-5th August-Slovak corridor received 115 million cubic meters of blue fuel, " said bielawski. He also said that the gas for the needs of Ukraine is only from Slovakia.

According to the head of the press service, the Company "Ukrtransgaz" (the operator of the Ukrainian GTS) is already working on increasing the reverse, and " currently hour mode is that daily 30 in the morning, 3 million cubic metres."

in addition, Belyavsky said that yesterday the reverse from Slovakia daily intake was at the level of 22, 8 million cubic meters, and not 26, 3 million, as reported by the operator of the gas transportation system of Slovakia Eustream.

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 last working day of the week Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Valeriy Bosevski said that Ukraine ought 1, 5 billion dollars for pumping 7 billion cubic meters of gas in its storage facilities.

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