Ukraine in the first quarter of 2017 increased gas transit to EU countries by 20% yoy. About it reports a press-service of the operator of the gas transportation system (GTS) “Ukrtransgas”.
“In the first quarter of this year through the national gas transportation network to European consumers was pretransportation 23.2 billion cubic meters of blue fuel, which is 20% more than last year”, – reported in “Ukrtransgaz”.
In March, the volume of transit amounted to 6.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas, which corresponds to the same period last year.
Daily for the needs of European consumers is transported 220,5 million cubic meters of gas.
“As of this morning, the pressure on the Russian border gas metering stations (GIS) “Sudzha” is 57.7 atmosphere instead agreed a contract 60 atmospheres. Despite the failure of contractual pressure by the Russian side, Ukraine guarantees stable gas supplies to Europe,” says the company.
Recall that the heating season the period of 2016-2017 years, which lasted from 12 October to 1 April, Ukraine has finished with the stock of 8 224,6 million cubic meters during this time of storage selected 6 507,42 million cubic meters of natural gas.
