REUTERS
Some 17.1 billion cubic meters of gas has been accumulated in the underground storage facilities as of October 30, 2018.
National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine said Ukraine by November had accumulated record high natural gas reserves in its underground storage facilities (USFs) over the past four years.
"As of October 30, 2018, some 17.1 billion cubic meters [bcm] of gas have been accumulated in the underground storage facilities, which is a record high over the past four years," the company's press service said in a Thursday statement.
Natural gas reserves in Ukraine's USFs as of October 30, 2017, were estimated at 16.8 bcm, which was 2% down against the indicator posted this year. At the same time, the balance at the end of the 2017/2018 heating season stood at 7.4 bcm, the statement said.
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"Thus, Ukraine now has sufficient natural gas reserves in its USFs to safely pass the heating season," the press service added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine entered 2018 with 14.7 bcm of gas in its USFs, which was the largest gas stock as of the beginning of the year in the past five years.
UNIAN memo. NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine is the largest state-run vertically integrated oil and gas holding whose subsidiaries account for about 90% of oil and gas production in Ukraine. Naftogaz develops oil and gas fields, produces crude oil and natural gas. Its core business is also transportation and trade in fuel through its own network of filling stations.