"There will be no growth in transit": Gazprom refused to buy out additional capacities of the Ukrainian GTS for the next year
Russian Gazprom does not intend to increase gas transit to Europe through the Ukrainian GTS in the next year, 2022. This follows from data provided by the Hungarian trading platform RBP.
According to available data, the Ukrainian company "GTS Operator of Ukraine" has put up for auction additional capacities for pumping gas through the Ukrainian gas transportation system for three quarters of 2022. In Kiev, Gazprom was offered to buy an additional volume of up to 9,8 million cubic meters. m per day through the Sudzha station and up to 5,2 million cubic meters of gas per day through the Sokhranovka station, but the Russian company ignored the offer.
Thus, Gazprom is still booking only the capacities it needs under a long-term contract with Ukraine for pumping 40 billion cubic meters of gas per year, i.e. approximately 109,5 million cubic meters per day.
According to the GSA Platform, the Russian company also refused to book additional capacities for pumping gas through Poland via the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline for the first three quarters of next year. Gas prices in Europe are kept at $ 800 per thousand cubic meters.
On the eve of Kiev, they complained that Moscow again reduced the transit of gas through the Ukrainian territory. According to the Ukrainian GTS Operator, since November 1, Gazprom has reduced pumping to 57 million cubic meters of gas per day, this is the second decrease in the volume of pumped gas in autumn, although the Russian company still pays for 109 million cubic meters per day. For the first time, Moscow has reduced the pumping rate since October 1, dropping it to 86 million cubic meters, now it has "dropped" to 57. At the same time, Gazprom is fulfilling its contractual obligations.
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