From the Russian strikes in the gas industry, Ukraine has lost 40% of gas production. For their compensation, Ukraine plans to import up to 800 million cubic meters of gas from Europe in February and March.
It is reported by Reuters with reference to a high source in the industry.
It is noted that in recent weeks, Russia has increased attacks on gas deposits.
Before attacks, Ukraine produced about 52 million cubic meters of gas per day, while in winter it consumed from 110 to 140 million cubic meters a day. Gas deficit was covered with gas storage.
According to the source of the agency, we could do without imports this season of heating, but the booty attacks force us to import gas in order to compensate for this reduction in internal production.
The agency notes that the Ukrainian operator of the gas transportation transport system said that the country began to increase gas imports in early February, and since then imports have increased by almost 10 times – to more than 20 million cubic meters per day.
The main gas facilities of Ukraine are vulnerable to Russian attacks, since they are located in the Kharkiv and neighboring Poltava region.
The agency’s source also said that Ukraine has low gas reserves in storage facilities, but thanks to the planned import and domestic gas production, the country will be able to pass the heating season, which usually begins in late October and ends in April, in April, without any restrictions for industry and it ends. households.
Energy experts previously warned that gas reserves in storages are approaching a critically low level of 10% of the storage capacity, which is about 30 billion cubic meters.
The source said that Ukraine should begin to download gas during the winter season of 2025/26 in the spring, and the country needs to accumulate about 13 billion cubic meters of gas, the agency said. – At the beginning of this season in Ukraine there were 12.9 billion cubic meters of gas in storage facilities.
The agency’s intercutor noted that it is unclear how much gas can be imported after March, as this will depend on the level of local production, which will directly affect the intensity of Russian missile shooting.
Source: Reuters
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