Ukraine imports 3 bcm of gas worth $586 mln in H1

14:07, 22.08.2016 1 min read

Ukraine imported 3.002 bcm of natural gas worth $586 million in the first half of 2016, including 19.596 million cubic meters worth $4.133 million in June alone.

The average cost of imported gas in June was $210.9 per 1,000 cubic meters, $26.7 per 1,000 cubic meters more than $184.2 in May. The bulk of the imports in June - 14.6 mcm - were supplied by a counteragent in Luxembourg (ArcelorMittal). Naftogaz Ukrainy did not import gas in June.

Ukraine did not import any Russian gas in January-June.

In the six months, Ukraine imported 627.1 million cubic meters of gas worth $121.9 million from counteragents in Germany, from those in France - 457.1 mcm worth $88.7 million, Switzerland - 443.6 mcm worth $87.9 million, the UK - 426.3 mcm worth $86.7 million, Austria - 385.5 mcm worth $71.1 million, Poland - 257.9 mcm worth $49 million, Hungary - 150.5 mcm worth $27 million, Italy - 147.8 mcm worth $30 million and Luxembourg - 105.8 mcm worth $23.9 million.