Gas transit via Ukraine 4.5% up in Jan-March 2019

In 2017, Ukraine transported to European Union member states a total of 93 bcm of gas, which was a record high amount in the past years.

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Transit shipments of natural gas via the Ukrainian gas transmission system (GTS) in January-March 2019 grew by 4.5% year-over-year (y-o-y), to 21 billion cubic meters (bcm).

In particular, gas transit supplies from Russia via Ukraine in March 2019 alone stood at 7.2 bcm, which was 10.9% less year-over-year, the state-run gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz said.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, transit shipments of natural gas through the Ukrainian gas transmission system (GTS) in 2018 declined by 7.1% from 2017, to 89.774 billion cubic meters (bcm).

In 2017, Ukraine transported to European Union member states a total of 93 bcm of gas, which was a record high amount in the past years.

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