Ukraine increases natural gas transit to EU by 23.4% in January-August 2017

In January-August 2017, PJSC Ukrtransgaz transported 61.95 billion cubic meters of natural gas to European consumers, which is 23.4% more compared with the same period last year, the company’s press service reports.

In addition, natural gas imports form the EU countries over the reported period grew by 95.8%, and reached 9.4 billion cubic meters.

“Natural gas imports from the EU countries over the eight months increased by 95.8% and totaled 9.4 billion cubic meters. This year, gas imports in the Slovak direction amounted to 7.1 billion cubic meters, , in the Hungarian direction - 1.5 billion cubic meters, and in the Polish direction - 0.8 billion cubic meters,” Ukrtransgaz reports.

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