13:17 06.02.2017

Ukraine gas stocks down 35% in heating season so far

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Ukraine gas stocks down 35% in heating season so far

Gas stocks in Ukraine's underground storage facilities declined by 35% to 9.580 billion cubic meters (bcm) since October 13, when the current heating season began, through February 4.

Ukraine withdrew 58.89 million cubic meters (mcm) from underground storage on February 4 and a total of 304.63 mcm in the first four days of February (75.16 mcm/day on average), Ukrtransgaz, which operates the country's pipelines and storage facilities, said in a statement.

Withdrawals amounted to 2.102 bcm in January (67.8 mcm/day on average), 1.569 bcm in December (50.6 mcm/day) and 909.42 mcm in November (30.31 mcm/day).

Last year, Ukraine withdrew 35.4 mcm of gas from underground storage on February 4, when stocks amounted to 10.915 bcm. It withdrew 45.3 mcm on February 4, 2015, when stocks totaled 9.126 bcm.

As of February 4, 2017, daily imports of gas were 47.859 mcm, of which 40.597 mcm from Slovakia, 3.548 mcm from Hungary and 3.714 mcm from Poland. Ukraine has not imported gas from Russia since November 26, 2015.

Gas production in Ukraine on February 4 was 56.685 mcm, of which Ukrgazvydobuvannia produced - 40.864 mcm, Ukrnafta - 3.337 mcm and other companies - 12.484 mcm. Overall production in the first four days of February was 227.095 mcm.

Transit via Ukraine's gas transport system was 1.170 bcm in the period February 1-4, corresponding to a monthly rate of about 8.2 bcm.

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