Ukraine imported from Slovakia about five hundred million cubic meters of gas Since the beginning of August, a day comes to about 36 million cubic meters, said Last news press Secretary of the operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine "Ukrtransgaz" Maxim Belyavsky.

"for the 1st half of August, From 1 to number fifteen, from Europe to Ukraine, Slovak route received almost five hundred million cubic meters of natural gas. The daily regime of import of blue fuel is 36, 3 million cubic meters ", - is informed in the report.

as of Monday morning in Ukrainian storage is 13, 685 billion cubic meters, the daily fix is 50, 2 million cubic meters.

Belyavsky said that at present, the application from Gazprom for gas transit is 229, 9 million cubic meters.

With eleven August was suspended pumping of gas through the Nord stream due To scheduled maintenance of the two pipelines. Work is expected to end on 20 August. At the stop line of "Gazprom" forced redirect "dropdown" gas volumes on alternative routes of delivery, e.g., via the gas pipeline "Yamal-Europe" and the Ukrainian GTS.

Ukrainian authorities have already started to prepare for the coming heating season for which the country needs the gas, electricity and coal. Kiev conducts dialogues With other countries on the import of coal and hopes to come to a consensus With the Russian "Gazprom" on the restoration of gas supply.

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