A Gazprom representative told reporters that the company supplies 39.6 million cubic metres of gas a day to Europe via Ukraine through the Suzhagas pumping station in Russia's Kursk region, adding that a request to pump via Soklanovka had been rejected by the Ukrainian side, News.Az reported as TASS news agency.
Thus, pumping volumes increased by about 3% compared to Friday.
“Gazprom supplies Russian gas passing through Ukrainian territory through the Suzhagas pumping station in the amount confirmed by the Ukrainian side, i.e. 39.6 million cubic meters as of August 10. The application for the Soklanovka gas pumping station was rejected,” he said.
Pumping volume on Friday, August 9, was 38.5 million cubic meters, 3% higher than on Thursday (37.3 million cubic meters). On Wednesday it was 39.4 million cubic meters, exceeding the August average of 42 million cubic meters.
Earlier, the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) website reported that the planned volume of Russian gas to be transported to Europe via Ukrainian territory on August 10 could be around 39.6 million cubic meters.
Gazprom spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov said on Friday that the incident near Suzha in the Kursk region had caused natural gas and LNG prices to soar, and questioned who would benefit from it.
On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched a major offensive into Russia's Kursk Oblast, where the Suzhagasmeter station (GMS) is located. The transmission line through the station is the only route for Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine. Since May 2022, when the Ukrainian GTS operator announced that it would stop shipments to Europe via the Soklanovka station due to force majeure, Russian gas supplies have been passing through Ukraine at a reduced rate. The company allegedly has no control over the Novopskov compression station in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). However, Gazprom has determined that there is no reason to change or stop the pumping schedule.
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