Hungary can store all the gas it needs for next winter at five

Hungary can store all the gas it needs for next winter at five Ukrtransgaz reservoirs located within 150 km of the Hungarian border, says Ukraine’s gas transmission system operator. Last fall, Ukraine used 55% of its storage capacity to prepare for the winter heating season. This year, the remaining 14 billion cubic meters of storage space will be up for rent, the state company says in a press release. Hungary consumes 10 bcm a year and can store only 6 bcm. Ukrtransgaz says it can pump 68 million cubic meters a day to Hungary, four times the daily volume that can pass through Austria’s Baumgarten hub to Hungary.