Last week, the Russian company drastically reduced gas supplies to Europe and refused to use free capacity.
The head of Ukraine’s GTS Operator, Serhiy Makogon, in an interview with Reuters, described how Russian Gazprom is artificially creating a new gas crisis by limiting gas supplies to Europe.
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He recalled that Gazprom does not use the available capacity of the Ukrainian GTS, as well as the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline through Poland.
In particular, Ukraine has approximately 109 million cubic meters of gas per day of free capacity, another 90 million cubic meters per day can be supplied through a gas pipeline through Poland.
Makogon noted that Gazprom also does not use the reserved capacity of the Ukrainian GTS – with 77.2 million cubic meters booked per day on the Sudzha route, it only uses a portion of it with current applications or requests. for gas in the amount of 41.7 million cubic feet. meters per day.
Makogon denied Gazprom’s statements about the technical impossibility of transferring flows to Sudzha.
“They are not interested in further deliveries to Europe. They want to raise gas prices,” the GTS chief assured.
He also said that Ukraine is now pumping approximately one billion cubic meters of gas per month into its underground storage facilities in preparation for winter. Gas consumption this year is estimated at approximately 21 billion cubic meters compared to 29 billion cubic meters last year.
In addition, Makogon recalled that Ukraine is calling on the EU to impose an embargo on Russia’s gas, but he understands that it may need to be done gradually.
“I understand that Europeans are unhappy with higher gas prices and higher prices for gasoline and diesel, but this is nothing compared to the bombing we feel every day in our cities,” he added.
Last week, Gazprom cut gas supplies through Nord Stream 1 by 60%. As a result, the price of gas in Europe exceeds $ 1,500 per thousand cubic meters.
Gazprom also shut down the Turkish Stream gas pipeline for a week.
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Source: korrespondent
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