Gas stocks shrink by 2.6% to 22.5 bcm over week

Gas stocks shrink by 2.6% to 22.5 bcm over week / REUTERS

23:50, 18.01.2021

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The USFs were filled by 73% as of January 16, 2021.

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Natural gas stocks in Ukraine's underground storage facilities (USFs) shrank by 2.6%, to 22.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) within a week, January 9-16.

As of January 16, 2021, gas reserves in the country's USFs increased by 27% from 17.7 bcm as of January 16, 2020, state-run LLC Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) said.

Background

Ukraine started pumping natural gas into its USFs on March 11, 2020, as the country's reserves stood 15.808 bcm.
On October 28, 2020, 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.

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