Ukraine cuts gas consumption to 19 bcm since year-start

REUTERS

"Gas consumption did not increase. To be more precise, over the three quarters of 2017, there was a decrease in gas consumption by 0.5% compared to 2016," it was reported.

It is noted that as of October 2, some 16.4 bcm of gas was accumulated in Ukraine's underground storage facilities.

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