Natural gas stocks in Ukraine's underground storage facilities (USFs) grew by 2%, to 27.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) within a week, September 12-19.
Read alsoDomestic refiners rally outside Rada, demanding flat excise rate on fuelAs of September 19, 2020, gas reserves in the country's USFs increased by 37% from 19.9 bcm as of September 19, 2019, state-run LLC Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) said.
The USFs were filled by 87% as of September 19, 2020.
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.