Ukrainian gas stocks grow by 2.6% to over 25 bcm over week

REUTERS

Natural gas stocks in Ukraine's underground storage facilities (USFs) grew by 2.6%, to 25.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) within a week, August 23-29.

Gas reserves

As of August 29, 2020, gas reserves in the country's USFs increased by 39% from 18.3 bcm as of August 29, 2019, state-run LLC Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) said.

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Background:

• Ukraine started the season of pumping natural gas into its USFs on March 11, when the country's gas reserves there were 15.808 bcm.
• By the start of the 2019-2020 heating season, Ukraine had accumulated 21.76 bcm of gas in its USFs, which was a record high figure in the past decade.