Ukraine plans to import 16.5 million m3 of gas on Friday from Slovakia, up from daily imports of 13.6 million m3 so far this month, a spokesman of Ukrainian natural gas operator Ukrtransgaz said. Ukrainian energy officials say Ukrtransgaz must store about 60 million m3 of gas per day to ensure it has enough gas to meet demand during the winter and to guarantee the transit of Russian gas to European consumers.
According to Slovak natural gas operator Eustream, Slovakia can supply to Ukraine up to 15 billion m3 of natural gas per year, Hungary – 6.3 billion m3, and Poland – 1.6 billion m3, what is enough to cover Ukrainian needs for natural gas import. Readmore at http://uaenergy.com.ua
