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Natural gas reserves in Ukrainian underground storage facilities (USFs) on July 1-8 increased by 2.9%, or 337 million cubic meters, from 11.592 billion cubic meters to 11.929 bcm, according to the state-run gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz.
The daily volume of gas injection into the USFs stood at about 50.5 million cubic meters, as of July 8.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk announced plans to accumulate 17 billion cubic meters of gas in USFs by October 1, 2017, to pass the 2017-2018 heating season.
Read alsoAnother foreign gas trader licensed to work in UkraineIn preparation for the 2016-2017 heating season, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry also insisted on the need to accumulate 17 bcm of gas, while the management of the national oil and gas holding Naftogaz of Ukraine assured that 14.5 bcm would be enough.
As a result, Ukraine began the 2016-2017 heating season with gas reserves at 14.7 billion cubic meters, completing it with 8.4 billion cubic meters.