Ukraine's underground gas stocks reach 8.7 bcm

REUTERS

The amount of gas pumped daily into the USFs, as of May 6 was at 53.6 mcm.

Read alsoUkraine's underground gas stocks reach 8.5 bcmAs UNIAN reported earlier, the Ukrainian government in September 2016 approved a schedule for preparations for the heating season. It also determined the volume of fuel reserves to provide heat and electricity to consumers. Ukraine began the 2016-2017 heating season with gas reserves at 14.7 bcm.

On March 13, Ukraine stopped pumping gas from storage facilities and began injecting it at a rate of 4.5 bcm per day.