Ukraine resumes gas imports from Hungary in low volumes

09:48, 12.08.2015 1 min read

Ukraine has applied for pumping 1,963 cubic meters of natural gas from Hungary on August 11, according to data from the Hungarian gas transportation system operator FGSZ.

Ukrtransgaz confirmed the receipt of an application for 100,000 cubic meters in August.

"One application in the amount of 100,000 cubic meters was received for August for the Hungarian direction. It is recorded on the balance sheet account, and as soon as the sufficient gas volume, at which it is possible to provide measurement, is accumulated, pumping will be performed," the head of the PR department at PJSC Ukrtransgaz, Maksym Beliavsky, said.

As reported, Ukraine suspended gas imports from Hungary from July 1. In June, the daily gas transportation was 2.6-2.7 million cubic meters of gas.

Ukraine in January-July 2015 reduced natural gas imports by 27.2% compared to the same period in 2014, to 10.7 billion cubic meters. In particular, 6.9 billion cubic meters, or about two-thirds, were supplies from Europe, and 3.8 billion cubic meters, or about one-third, from Russia.