Ukraine has not been importing Russian gas for 600 days

10:47, 20.07.2017 1 min read

National joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy has not been importing natural gas under a contract with Russia's Gazprom for 600 days – since November 26, 2017 (http://utg.ua/still-alive), buying gas only on the western border of the country.

According to tentative data from public joint-stock company Ukrtransgaz, as of July 17, 2017 the country imported 36.203 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas daily (Slovakia – 23.712 mcm, Hungary – 8.239 mcm and Poland – 4.252 mcm).

As reported, Ukraine increased natural gas imports 2.3-fold in H1 2017 to 6.961 bcm. this includes 5.646 bcm imported from Slovakia in H1 2017, from Hungary - 739.3 million cubic meters and from Poland - 576.3 million cubic meters.