Ukraine will easily pass the 2015-16 heating season without Russian gas due to reserves accumulated in storage facilities and supplies from Europe, said Vladimir Demchishin, head of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry.
As of November 26, Ukraine's underground storage facilities (UGS) contained 16.43 billion cubic meters. m of natural gas.
According to the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, for the uninterrupted passage of Ukraine's heating season, 18 billion cubic meters are needed. m of active gas in UGS facilities.
“We planned to reach the figure of 19 billion cubic meters at the end of October. m ", - said the head of NJSC" Naftogaz of Ukraine "Andriy Kobolev in early August.
Earlier, the Ukrainian government decided to stop buying gas from Gazprom due to the high price.
On Monday, Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine due to a lack of prepayment.
The Ministry of Energy and Coal expects that in the first quarter of 2016 Gazprom will reduce the price for Ukrainian supplies.
Demchishin: Ukraine will survive this winter without Russian gas
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Azovpromstal® 27 November 2015 г. 10:54 |
