REUTERS
Natural gas reserves in Ukrainian underground storage facilities (USFs) on July 15-22 increased by 2.9%, or 355 million cubic meters, from 12.320 billion cubic meters to 12.675 bcm, according to the state-run gas transport system operator, Ukrtransgaz.
The daily volume of gas injection into the USFs stood at about 58.7 million cubic meters, as of July 22.
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 alsoUkraine's government suggests excluding gas transport system from privatization listIn 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.