Currently, gas storage volumes are insignificant.
Despite the war, foreign companies again use underground gas storage (UGS) of Ukraine. However, the volume of such storage is currently insignificant as there is still a shortage of gas in Europe. This was announced by the Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine Yuriy Vitrenko, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
In an interview with the publication, he said: “There are already foreign companies that have been taking risks and storing gas in our storage facilities since April during the war.”
that in the first month of the war, Ukraine suspended such an opportunity, but later reopened repositories for non-residents.
According to him, Ukraine has not lost the trust of partners. Because Ukraine is a reliable partner unlike Russia.
“We have just had a meeting of world economic leaders discussing energy security, and the Polish Minister of Energy, Ms. Moscow, says outright: look, we had contracts, Bulgaria had contracts. , but the Russians simply do not comply with them. Therefore, any agreements and papers signed by Russia should not be taken into account, unlike the agreement with Ukraine, “- said the chairman of the board of” Naftogaz “.
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Recall that in January, the operator of gas storage “Ukrtransgaz”, a subsidiary of “Naftogaz”, said that the number of non-resident companies in its portfolio of customers has grown over the past three years 8 times – up to 111 companies representing 27 countries from three continents: Europe, North America and Asia.
It was reported that Naftogaz of Ukraine at the end of the month (March 31) strong> made a number of decisions, which, in particular, liquidated seven divisions.
