Export gas treatment complex in Ukraine. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 29.The application for the transit of gas from Russia through Ukraine on Sunday remains slightly below 45 million cubic meters, according to the data of the GTS Operator of Ukraine (OGTSU). .7 million on Saturday. The indicator has been close to this mark since May 21. Applications through the GIS «Sohranivka» remain at zero. Since May 11, Ukraine has stopped accepting gas for transit through the GIS «Sohranivka», referring to the fact that it is under the control of Russian forces (on the territory of the LPR). As a result, only one entrance remained for gas transit to Europe — the Sudzha GIS. «Gazprom» said that the transfer of all volumes to «Sudzha» is technologically impossible, the company fulfills all obligations to European consumers, and transit services are paid. As a result, the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, which has been above 90 million cubic meters per day , has dropped sharply since May 11. Since then, Gazprom has been reporting daily that it supplies gas through Ukraine in the volume confirmed by it at the Sudzha GIS, and the Ukrainian GTS operator rejects applications for the Sohranivka GIS.
Expert: Europe will not survive 2022 and the winter of 2023 without Russian gas Deliveries through it, according to the data of the operator Nord Stream AG, are kept at the level of about 170 million cubic meters per day. As for the Belarusian-Polish corridor, transit through Yamal-Europe, Russian sanctions now prohibit Gazprom from using the Polish section of the pipeline. Despite restrictions in the supply of Russian pipeline gas, replenishment of Europe's underground storage facilities continues. According to Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), as of the morning of May 28, European gas storage facilities are 45.3% full on average (an increase of 0.45 percentage points per day).
May 21, 09:30 InfographicEurope and Russian Gas: Rising Dependence and Consumption PatternInfographicView
