The operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine said that from 7 in the morning of May 11, the gas transit will stop through stations in the Lugansk region, which are located in the territory occupied by Russia, Medusa reports.
The statement of the operator says that further gas transportation through the gas-measuring station (GIS) “Save” and the border compressor station “Novopskov” is impossible due to the onset of force majeure. The operator noted that the Novopskov station and other assets in the occupied territories cannot control, so the gas reception will not be carried out.
, almost a third of Russian gas (up to 32.6 million cubic meters per day) enters Europe through the Lugansk region from Russia. In order to fulfill gas transit obligations, the operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine proposed transferring this volume to the Sudzha gas measuring station, which is located on the territory controlled by Ukraine.
The official representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov said that NAK Naftogaz Ukraine notified the company that if the gas supply from the Russian side was continued to the Sustrovka station, the volumes of exit from the gas transportation system of Ukraine will be reduced. “
Interfax notes that the statement of the Ukrainian side caused a jump in gas prices in Europe – the June futures on the TTF on the ICE exchange jumped by 10% and now about $ 1060 is trading for a thousand cubic meters.