As reported by the Naftogaz group on Tuesday, this will help provide Ukraine with the necessary volumes of imported gas during peak loads in the heating season.
"Additional resources for gas procurement will strengthen the resilience of the energy system and help ensure a stable heating season. I thank the government of the Netherlands and the EBRD for supporting Ukrainian energy," noted Serhiy Fedorenko, acting chairman of the board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine.
As former minister Olha Buslavets reported on November 6, as of the end of last week, the level of natural gas reserves in Ukraine's underground gas storage facilities stood at 15.9 billion cubic meters (including 4.6 billion cubic meters of "buffer gas"), which is 20% or 2.6 billion cubic meters higher than last year.
"Current production volumes, despite the destruction, almost allow consumption to be covered," she wrote on Facebook.
According to the former minister, gas consumption in Ukraine at the end of the week remained at about 55 million cubic meters per day – significantly lower than in previous years, despite the start of the heating season. Demand is being restrained by strikes on industry and the blocking of maritime exports.
The withdrawal season from underground gas storage began on October 29. Since then, withdrawal has gradually increased to 16 million cubic meters per day, while the average withdrawal in the corresponding month over the past 3 years was 31 million cubic meters per day.