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USF Gas Reserves Down 39% To 15.9 Billion Cubic Meters December 4, 2020 To December 4, 2021

USF Gas Reserves Down 39% To 15.9 Billion Cubic Meters December 4, 2020 To December 4, 2021

From December 4, 2020 to December 4, 2021, the natural gas reserves in the underground gas storage facilities (USF) fell by 39% or 10.2 billion cubic meters to 15.947 billion cubic meters.

That follows from the data provided by the Ukrainian Gas Transport System Operator state-run enterprise, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

From November 27 to December 4, the natural gas reserves in the USF fell by 2.8% or 454 million cubic meters to 15.947 billion cubic meters.

Since the start of the current heating season on October 5, the USF gas reserves fell by 15.5% or 2.9 billion cubic meters.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal states that the natural gas reserves in underground storage facilities are sufficient for heating and technological needs in the heating season of 2021/2022.

At the same time, Deputy Energy Minister Maksym Nemchynov noted that in the case of a shortage of natural gas, there is an opportunity to import it at the reserved, guaranteed capacities from Slovakia.

At the beginning of October, Ukraine suspended injection of natural gas into its USF having accumulated 18.864 billion cubic meters, and on October 5, it started the withdrawal of the natural gas.

The Energy and Environmental Protection Ministry had had plans to accumulate 19.2 billion cubic meters before the current heating season.

On April 30, Ukraine exited the 2020/2021 heating season with reserves of 15.279 billion cubic meters of natural gas in underground storages, which is by 3.4% less than in 2020.