On February 21, the operator of Ukraine’s HTS accepted an application from Gazprom for the transit of 40.3 million cubic meters.
As of Tuesday, February 21, Gazprom increased gas transit through Ukraine.
As the Russian “Interfax” reports, the request for the transportation of Russian gas through Ukraine has increased, updating the maximum since the beginning of January.
According to the report, the operator of the Ukrainian GTS has accepted an application for transit from Gazprom on February 21 with a volume of 40.3 million cubic meters.
Powers are declared for only one of the two entry points to the country’s gas transmission system — the Suja gas measuring station. The application was not accepted for the corridor through the Zberezhivka GIS (capable of providing transit of more than 30 million cubic meters per day).
The indicator on February 20 was 39.2 million cubic meters (the maximum since the beginning of the year).
The war in Ukraine and the gas situation
On September 28, 2022, EU countries demanded an immediate cap on gas prices.
On October 1, Gazprom cut gas supplies to Moldova by 30%. On November 1, 2022, Gazprom stopped supplying gas to Italy.
As of December 1, 2022, Gazprom has cut gas exports to EU countries by almost half.
On December 20, 2022, a pipeline with export gas to Western Europe through Ukraine exploded in Russia.
On December 23, 2022, information appeared that Russia could stop gas transit to Europe at any moment.
On January 4, 2023, the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine fell to a historic low.
