18:50 03.12.2014

kraine could boost gas imports from Slovakia to 40 mcm a day from Dec 15

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Ukraine plans to boost reverse gas imports from Slovakia to 40 million cubic meters a day from December 15, Ukrtransgaz CEO Ihor Prokopiv told the Ukrainian "24" TV channel.

"There's a whole program for reverse [supplies from Slovakia]. We'll be approaching 40 mcm a day from December 15," Prokopiv said.

A number of other projects could see these imports grow to around 60 mcm a day from Q4 2015, he said. The most Ukraine has received via the Slovakia corridor to date is 31.7 mcm.

In time, Ukraine could import more than 20 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas a year from Europe, enough to meet its needs for imported gas.

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