Private companies to import 240-300 mln cubic meters of gas from Europe in Nov – Naftogaz chief

Ukrainian private companies plan to buy 240-300 million cubic meters of gas in Europe in November 2015, Board Chairman of national joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev said in Kyiv on Tuesday.

"As far as I remember this is the balance for November: the forecast for imports of gas from Europe that will be gas not imported by Naftogaz will be from 240 million cubic meters to 300 million cubic meters – a large volume," he said.

He added that the above-mentioned volume and the regulated imports of gas by Naftogaz Ukrainy from the European Union and Russia will be enough for Ukraine.