In dollar terms, the cost of gas purchased abroad decreased by almost 20% compared with last year.
Imported gas has already cost Ukraine $ 3.4 billion According to the new data of the State Statistics Service, gas imports for the first eight months (January-August) of 2015 decreased by 19.1% and amounted to $ 3.379 billion.
From the beginning of the year, the State Statistics Committee recorded a sharp increase in the share of Norway in the structure of imports of goods from 0.5% to 2.6%, Hungary from 2.2% to 4.6% and Germany from 8.9% to 10, 8%, which is probably related to gas purchases by reverse.
We note, earlier it was reported that, according to Ukrtransgaz, for nine months from the beginning of 2015, Ukraine imported 12.5 billion cubic meters from Europe and Russia. m of gas, which is 3.6 billion cubic meters. m, or 22.4% less than in the past 2014. Including from Europe imported 8.8 billion cubic meters. m of gas. Thus, Ukraine receives two thirds of the imported gas from Europe, and only a third buys from Russia.
Europe However, it seems, Ukraine will still have to “catch up on” gas imports. According to the new “winter package,” Naftogaz, for a start, should send $ 500 million to purchase 2 billion cubic meters of gas directly from Gazprom for injection into underground gas storage facilities (UGS).
In general, Naftogaz can allocate more than $ 1.3 billion to the purchase of “winter” gas. More than half of these funds are loans that Ukraine will have to take ($ 300 from the EBRD and $ 500 from the World Bank) to alleviate the EU’s “concerns” and the Russian Federation on the stability of gas transit in winter.
In 2014, Ukraine imported 19 billion 465.95 million cubic meters from the Russian Federation and Europe. meters of gas to $ 5 billion 694.636 million, including from Europe - 5 billion 16.095 million cubic meters. m for $ 1 billion 754.516 million, from the Russian Federation - 14 billion 449.855 million cubic meters. m for $ 3 billion 940.119 million |