Gas stocks in Ukraine’s underground storage facilities declined by 25% or 3.677 billion cubic meters to 11.055 billion cubic meters since October 13, 2016 when the current heating season began, through January 14.
Ukraine withdrew 52.84 million cubic meters from underground storage on January 14, and a total of 930.98 cubic meters on January 1 through January 14 (66.5 million cubic meters per day on average), Ukrtransgaz, which operates the country’s pipelines and storage facilities, said in a statement.
Withdrawals amounted to 1.569 billion cubic meters in December 2016 (50.6 million cubic meters per day on average) and 909.42 million cubic meters in November 2016 (30.31 million cubic meters per day).
Pumping of gas from underground storage facilities a year ago – on January 14, 2016 was 72.69 million cubic meters with stocks of 12.468 billion cubic meters and two years ago – on January 14, 2015 – 61.17 million cubic meters with stocks of 10.361 billion cubic meters.
As of January 14, daily imports of gas were 46.285 million cubic meters, of which 39.827 million cubic meters were from Slovakia, 2.531 million cubic meters from Hungary and 3.927 million cubic meters from Poland. Ukraine has not been importing gas from Russia since November 26, 2015.
Gas production in Ukraine on January 14, was 56.69 million cubic meters, of which Ukrgazvydobuvannia produced 40.656 million cubic meters, Ukrnafta 3.499 million cubic meters and other companies 12.535 million cubic meters.
Transit via Ukraine’s gas transportation system was 3.896 billion cubic meters in the period January 1-14, corresponding to a monthly rate of about 8.6 billion cubic meters. (Interfax/Business World Magazine)