Ukraine’s pipelines carried 53.2 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia to the EU and Moldova during the first seven months of this year, up 4.4% over the same period last year, reports Interfax-Ukraine, drawing on data from Uktransgaz, the state pipeline company. If current rates are maintained, Ukraine will carry 90 bcm, slightly above last year’s level. Next month, at 3-way gas transit talks, the EU is expected to ask for a 10-year transit contract guaranteeing 60 bcm flowing across Ukraine. Russia is expected to argue that it will not need Ukraine after 2021 because Nord Stream 2 will open next year with a capacity of 55 bcm.
Ukraine’s pipelines carried 53.2 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia to the EU and Moldova during the first seven months of this year, up 4.4% over the same period last year,
