Will the explosion on the gas pipeline Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod on the transit of gas to the European Union, will be clear after some time, it depends on the Ukrainian side, said Tuesday the official representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov.
" This is the area of responsibility of Ukrtransgaz. Will this situation is in transit, we will see only after some time, " said Kupriyanov, quoted by RIA " Novosti ". First of Reuters referring to a source in Gazprom announced that the gas transit to the European Union was not injured due to the explosion. Later in the press service of the interior Ministry of Ukraine said that the fire until not eliminated, on the damaged area is blocked off gas supply. From its part the Deputy General Director for gas projects of the national energy security Fund Oleksiy Grivach explained that transit is not obliged to suffer, because " Naftogaz of Ukraine " has possibility to use additional transport capacities. He said that many things in this position will be based from the interaction of the control services of Gazprom and Naftogaz. At the same time, Ukrtransgaz assured that the explosion on the gas pipeline will not affect the transit volumes. Remember, on Tuesday on the gas pipeline Urengoy - Pomary - Uzhgorod kilometer from the village Akovtsy explosion occurred. The pipeline is part of the Ukrainian GTS by which gas from Russia comes in the European Union. Local people believe that the Pipeline itself to explode could not: " most Likely, It is a terrorist act ". However, the emergencies Ministry said the explosion was the result of depressurization of the pipe and the height of the flame reached approximately 30 meters. VIDEO

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