This year’s pumping season begins later due to cold weather in the first half of April.
Until May 11, natural gas reserves in Ukrainian underground facilities exceed 6 billion cubic meters. Currently, nearly 6.02 billion cubic meters m in storage facilities, corresponding to 19.4% of fullness. It reports about it Expro Daily Gas On Wednesday, May 14th.
It was 31.7% or 2.79 billion cubic meters less than this date last year, and the lowest indicator for May 11 for at least the last 11 years.
At the same time, Ukraine continues to pump: from the beginning of May, more than 350 million cubic meters have been -pump -33% more than May 2024. On May 11, the sun -pumping was reduced to 26 million cubic meters m. Generally, 610 million cubic gas meters of gas were received from the beginning of the PHG season.
This year’s pumping season begins later due to cold weather in the first half of April.
According to the estimates ExproWith steady imports (14 million cubic meters a day) by the end of May, reserves can grow up to 6.6 billion cubic meters. Ukraine also gradually restored its own production that was damaged as a result of Russia’s massive flow in February-March.
To achieve the level of November 2024 (12.92 billion cubic meters of m), at the beginning of the heat period, you need to download about 6.3 billion cubic meters m. The part is planned to be covered by internal production, the rest of the imports (3-3.5 billion cubic meters M in June -October).
Remember that Ukraine maintains gas imports at a level of 16.3 million cubic meters, continuous purchase at the EU market.
We added that, according to energy minister Herman Galushchenko, the next heat season, Ukraine will need an import of at least 1 billion cubic meters of gas.
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Source: korrespondent
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