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USFs were filled by 76% as of January 2, 2021.
Natural gas stocks in Ukraine's underground storage facilities (USFs) shrank by 2%, to 23.6 billion cubic meters (bcm) within a week, December 27 through January 2.
As of January 2, 2021, gas reserves in the country's USFs increased by 25% from 18.9 bcm as of January 2, 2020, state-run LLC Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) said.
The USFs were filled by 76% as of January 2, 2021.
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Ukraine started pumping natural gas into its USFs on March 11, 2020, as the country's reserves stood 15.808 bcm.
On October 28, National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine said it had stopped injecting gas into the underground storage facilities, having switched to pumping it out to cover the needs of the 2020-2021 heating season. Ukraine had accumulated over 28 bcm of gas as of said date.