Risk for natural gas
transit to Europe via Ukraine is high due to short filling of underground gas
storages (UGS), Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Russian gas holding
Alexander Medvedev said on Wednesday in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV
Channel.
"The risk of transit
problems is very high this year due to insufficient gas in underground storages
because more than 3 bln cubic meters were not injected, even comparing with the
last year," Medvedev said.
Medvedev said he does not
see the need of involving third parties in negotiations of gas supply to
Ukraine. "We repeatedly told the Ukrainian party that we have the
effective contract. The contract price is very attractive now for any buyer.
Interference or aid of anyone else is not need. It is enough to make
prepayment," he added.
The throughput capacity of
Ukraine’s gas transmission system (GTS) is 110 bln cubic meters. Transit of
Russian gas through the Ukraine’s GTS was 67 bln cubic meters in 2015.
(ITAR-TASS)