The daily volumes of gas pumped through Ukraine decreased from 180 million cubic meters. m to almost 80 million, said the chairman of the board of “Naftogaz” Yuriy Vitrenko. He assured that there is enough gas for the population in Ukraine.
“If we even look at the daily transit volumes, we will see that they have actually fallen by half. It was at the beginning of the year 180 million a day, now I’m watching – here, less than 100, about 80, ”said Mr. Vitrenko on the air of“ Ukraine 24 ”(quoted by RIA Novosti). According to him, 40 billion cubic meters were booked in 2021. m for transit through Ukraine against 65 billion a year earlier.
The head of Naftogaz said that the company has enough gas “for the needs of the population.” According to him, “Naftogaz” is doing so that the price of gas for citizens does not rise in winter. At the same time, the country has a “difficult situation” for other categories of consumers, for example, budgetary organizations, said Mr. Vitrenko. According to him, 10-15% of gas in Ukrainian storage facilities belongs to non-residents.
The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine in the first nine months of 2021 decreased by 17.2%, the Ukrainian GTS Operator reported. The average daily transportation volume was 119 million cubic meters. m.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that it is dangerous to increase transit through Ukraine, since the pipe wear there is 80% and it can burst. Last week, the head of state argued that it would be more profitable for Gazprom to pay a fine to Ukraine and increase the volume of gas supplies to Europe through new systems. However, he asked not to do this.
About the position of the President of the Russian Federation – in the material “Kommersant” “Kiss on the pipes”.
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