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«Gazprom» explained the reasons for the reduction of gas transit Uzhgorod corridor, through which Russian gas is exported to European countries via Ukraine and Slovakia.
«Now after the repair is more gas through the pipeline” Yamal – Europe “, so through Slovakia supply less,” – said the Agency for Gas Information (AGI), the official representative of “Gazprom” Sergei Kupriyanov.
Earlier today it was reported that, compared with the average for the last two weeks of pumping volumes, declared “Gazprom” September 15, decreased by approximately 17%, compared with a maximum in September 2014 the volume of transit – more than 21%.
According to the Slovak gas transmission operator Eustream, «Gazprom» today plans to pump through Slovakia only 49.6 million cubic meters, while a further 3 September pumping volume exceeded 63 million cubic meters. In June 2014 during the scheduled maintenance of the gas pipeline “Nord Stream” pumping volumes of Russian gas Uzhgorod corridor reached 15 million cubic meters per day.
Last week, the supply shortage and complained Polish company PGNiG, at the time of the forced stop reverse gas supplies to Ukraine. Then Kupriyanov explained the deviation of the actual volume of deliveries from orders of the Polish side gas injection into underground storage facilities in Russia (UGS).
«Deliveries are carried out in all directions on the basis of the available resources at the moment to export and ongoing injection into UGS territory of the Russian Federation “, – said Kupriyanov.
2 September Eustream officially launched reverse gas supplies to Ukraine on gas pipeline” Voyany – Uzhgorod “, increasing supply to 2 million cubic meters of the test up to 27 million cubic meters per day. Prime Minister Yatsenyuk then thanked Slovakia for “assistance and real cooperation in energy security».
«Slovak corridor approximately 40% of our import requirements may close”, – told RBC-Ukraine in the press click Service «Naftogaz of Ukraine».
At the end of June 2014 the head of “Gazprom” Alexei Miller said that European companies which carry out a reverse gas supplies to Ukraine, may be restricted by “Gazprom”.
transport Russian gas to Europe is carried out in several main gas pipelines connecting the fields North of Russia through a single Supply System of Russia and European countries. “Gazprom” is pumping gas at Uzhgorod and Balkan corridors, pipeline “Yamal – Europe”, “Blue Stream” and “Nord Stream”, through the territories of nine European countries (Poland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria). In this case, the main directions of Russian gas are Uzhgorod corridor pipeline “Yamal – Europe” and “Nord Stream».
By Uzhgorod gas transportation corridor through the gas transportation system of Ukraine to Slovakia can be delivered more than 100 billion cubic meters. meters of gas per year. In Slovakia, the pipeline is divided, one branch goes to the Czech Republic, and the second – in Austria. The supply of gas through the pipeline began in 1967.
Due to the different routes, as well as the connecting piping system in the Czech Republic and Germany, “Gazprom” may make transfers gas flows between the corridor and Uzhgorod gas pipeline “Yamal – Europe “and” Nord Stream ».
Eugene Kalyuk
September 15, 2014
RBC
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