The operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine " Ukrtransgaz " finished assembling the connecting pipe between the main gas pipelines Vojny-Uzhgorod and " Union ", enter in the use of which will give the opportunity to increase gas supplies to Ukraine, said the press service of " Ukrtransgaz ".
Assembled jumper in the potential gives the opportunity to increase gas supplies from party of Slovakia in Ukraine ", - said Deputy Director of the Central control Department of JSC " Ukrtransgaz " Vadim Frolov, whose words are given on the official Internet representation of Ukrtransgas. November 25 official authorized operator of the gas transportation system of Slovakia Eustream Vahram Coughran said that the Company could soon increase reverse gas supplies to Ukraine in comparison with the eleven, 5 billion tons per year, which is scheduled to deliver from 1 January 2015. Coughran then said that the expansion of supply has become possible due to technical improvements made on the Ukrainian side. At the end of the second decade of November, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that Slovakia guaranteed Ukraine implementation of reverse gas supplies. In October, Ukraine imported gas in reverse from Europe to eleven, 8% less than in September - with 990 million cubic meters to 874 million cubes from European operators GTS - Polish Gaz-System, Hungarian FGSZ and Slovak Eustream. These 3 countries sell gas (essentially Russian) Ukraine. The main volume comes from Slovakia.


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