Ukraine 20 October started off gas from underground storages (UGS), statistics of Ukrtransgas.

According to the organization, October 20 country selected from UGS 10, 81 million cubic meters of gas, 21 October fifteen, 35 million cubic meters of gas.

on October 21 in the storage facilities of Ukraine was 16, 734 billion cubic meters of gas. Thus, according to Gazprom, about 5 billion cubic meters of gas in Ukrainian underground storage facilities - the so-called buffer gas, which can not be used.

analysis of the Russian side, for the normal passage of the winter heating season, which this year will start from November, Ukraine ought to have its own natural gas storage facilities 18-20 billion cubic meters of gas.

for his part, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for energy, g?nther Oettinger said that Ukraine need another 10-12 billion cubic meters of gas during the winter period.

PJSC " Ukrtransgaz " is a leading Company in the transportation and storage of natural gas on the area of Ukraine, 100% owned Naftogaz of Ukraine ".

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