BELGRADE, May 28 – RIA Novosti / Prime. The pace of purchases and Ukraine pumping Russian gas in underground storage facilities are currently inadequate for the risk-free passage of the winter, said the head of “Gazprom” Alexei Miller, speaking at the conference ” The energy sector in Europe: future structure and place in the world market “.
” Volumes of consumption of Russian gas to Ukraine at the end of May is now compared with the amounts that were in the month of April rose more than three times “, – said Miller.
” But on the other hand, I can say that such volumes of purchases of Russian gas and the volumes are injected into underground storage facilities – and you know that Ukraine is already present in the autumn download -zimny period – those rates and volumes, which is today, they are not exactly allow Ukraine to pump the minimum required volume for passage of a cold winter. The amount of such, which would allow for 100% risk-free to pass the winter and Ukraine and the countries of Europe ” – Miller said.
“Only one conclusion – Ukraine in the near future is to increase the volume of purchases of gas,” – said Miller.
The amount of gas in underground storage facilities of Ukraine of May 27 amounted to 9.934 billion cubic meters, an increase of 0.66% on the day , according to data on the website of the Association of European operators of underground gas storage facilities (GSE). The operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine, “Ukrtransgaz” said May 20 that Ukraine has reached its maximum in this mode, the daily injection of gas in storage – 70 million cubic meters. According to the company, provided that the current rate of injection until June the volume of natural gas in underground storage facilities will reach 10 billion cubic meters.
As stated on April 28, Energy Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchishin to the next heating season, plans to save some storage 19 billion cubic meters of gas.
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