Gazprom continues practice of gas pressure drops on Russian border - Ukrtransgaz
Lower gas pressure maintained by Russia's Gazprom again has been recorded at the entry points to the Ukrainian gas transport system from the direction of Russia, public joint-stock company Ukrtransgaz has said.
"Only 12 out of 30 days in November Gazprom maintained gas pressure at Pisarevka gas metering station, while at Sudzha gas metering station gas pressure was stably lower than the figures outlined in the contract," Ukrtransgaz said.
The company said that the same situation was seen in the first ten days of December.
The company intends to publish information about gas pressure at the entry points to the Ukrainian gas transport system from the direction of Russia every week to inform its European partners and the public.
Ukrtransgaz said that Ukraine implements the orders for gas transit for European consumers.
In 2016, Naftogaz Ukrainy and Ukrtransgaz several times informed about frequent cases of gas pressure drops lower the contract level at the entry points to the Ukrainian gas transport system. Gazprom complicates the fulfillment of own orders to transport gas to Europe.
The Ukrainian company said that the Ukrainian gas transport operator had to adjust its operations and have additional costs to balance transit.
