Ukraine does not provide statistics on gas reserves
following Russia's invasion, but Interfax Ukraine news agency
said that around 10 bcm of gas was in storage as of early March
2023.
Ukrainian energy officials have said previously that
consumption has dropped by almost 40% because of the war and the
extensive damage done to industrial facilities.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
KYIV, April 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine has started pumping
gas into underground storage facilities for next winter after
completing the 2022/23 winter heating season, Ukrainian state
energy company Naftogaz said on Monday.
It did not say what volume of gas Ukraine, which was invaded
by Russia in February last year, plans to collect for the
2023/24 heating season. It had around 14.2 billion cubic meters
(bcm) of gas in reserves for the 2022/23 winter heating season.
"Our team is ready for any challenges. In fact, we have
already started preparations for the next winter," said Roman
Maliutin, the acting CEO of Ukrtransgaz, a Naftogaz subsidiary,
said in a statement.
Underlining the challenges faced during the 2022/23 winter
heating season, Naftogaz CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov thanked city and
regional leaders last week for their cooperation and helping
resolve problems quickly during "this most difficult winter."
Ukrtransgaz said Ukrainian consumers had consumed around 5.6
bcm of gas from storage in the period from October 2022 to this
month.
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