Gas supplies to Ukraine from Hungary in the first day of the weekend was resumed at eleven. 00 local time (12. 00 MSK), informs on Tuesday, the press service of the operator of the Ukrainian gas transportation system " Ukrtransgaz ".

according to the operator, Ukraine will import from Hungary 2, 7 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.

Hungary in July reduced the amount of reverse gas supplies to Ukraine. Kiev then link it to the hostile actions of " Gazprom ". However, later the head of " Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Korolev and spokesman for the European Commission Sabine Berger commented that the decrease in supply is due to the decision of the Hungarian authorities to increase the accumulation of gas in underground storage facilities in the country. At the end of September the Hungarian FGSZ completely stopped the reverse of gas to Ukraine for an indefinite period, explaining the increase in domestic consumption.

Just in 2014 from Hungary to Ukraine has been imported 0, 6 billion cubic meters of gas.

" Ukrtransgaz " first reported that Ukraine in 2014 imported from Europe 5, 1 billion cubic meters of gas, which is 59%, or 3 billion cubic meters, more than in the previous year. The increase in natural gas imports from Europe was due to the opening of the Slovak supply route, says the Company. Due to this, more blue fuel came from Slovakia - 3, 6 billion cubic meters, and from Poland and Hungary have been imported 0, 9, 0, 6 billion cubic meters respectively.

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