Ukrainian gas stocks grow by 2 % to over 27 bcm over week

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11:40, 21.09.2020

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USFs were filled by 87% as of September 19, 2020.

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.

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