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Ukraine Ready to Store EU Gas for Winter: Operator

NATURAL GAS

Ukraine is ready to store and re-export European gas for the 23/24 winter, according to its gas transmission operator GTSOU.

  • It conducted stress tests with international partners to assess the risk of Russian military aggression impeding safe storage and transportation of gas to the EU.
  • Under such crisis conditions, the system was “highly reliable and resilient,” it said.
  • Ukraine has 13 underground gas storage facilities with a total working capacity of 30.9 bcm, according to the IEA. Around 14 bcm of gas is currently in storage according to Naftogaz.
  • Ukraine’s feasibility to safely store Europe’s gas is being evaluated because EU storage levels are approaching maximum capacity.
  • EU Injections have slowed but storage has edged up to 92.80% full on a 30 Aug according to GIE data compared to the five-year average for this time of year of 80.7%

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