Signaling the end of an era, the volume of Russian gas crossing Ukraine on the Soviet-era pipeline system is down 42%

Thursday, September 3, 2020
Signaling the end of an era, the volume of Russian gas crossing Ukraine on the Soviet-era pipeline system is down 42%

Signaling the end of an era, the volume of Russian gas crossing Ukraine on the Soviet-era pipeline system is down 42% compared to the same January-August period last year. Under the Dec. 30 contract, Russia’s Gazprom committed to shipping 65 billion cubic meters across Ukraine, down from the 2019 level of 89.6 bcm. Gazprom is paying full freight, but it is only shipping 80% of booked capacity. Under the contract, Gazprom will ship even less starting next year — 40 bcm annually through 2014. For the last 30 years, Ukraine’s gas transmission system has been a big money earner – about $3 billion a year in fees.

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