Ukrainian gas stocks grow by 1.6 % to almost 18 bcm over week

The USFs were filled by 58% as of May 30, 2020.

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Natural gas stocks in Ukraine's underground storage facilities (USFs) grew by 1.6%, to 17.92 billion cubic meters (bcm) within a week, May 23-30.

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As of May 30, 2020, gas reserves in the country's USFs increased by 56% from 11.5 bcm as of May 30, 2019, the state-run gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz said.

The USFs were filled by 58% as of May 30, 2020.

As UNIAN reported earlier, 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 natural gas stock over a decade.

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