Naftogaz of Ukraine joins Gas Storage Inventory (AGSI+)
NJSC “Naftogaz
of Ukraine” (Naftogaz) has joined the Transparency
Platform (AGSI+) by the standards of the European
Storage System Operators (GSE). Starting this week,
for Ukraine storage facilities representing a working gas volume of 32 BCM will be reported disaggregated on a weekly basis.
The data will be published every Friday and will display information
about the underground storage facilities of Ukraine as on Wednesday of the
current week.
Ukraine is the first of the countries that not being a member of the EU
has joined the GSE Transparency Platform.
"This is an important step forward for Naftogaz
towards improving the level of transparency and integration into the European
gas market. Naftogaz proposes EU to use the capacity
of the Ukrainian UGS. We intend to offer European
companies competitive and reliable solutions on underground gas storage",
said Andriy Koboliev, CEO
of "Naftogaz of Ukraine". For
the most effective implementation of such decisions it is very important to
establish reverse deliveries of natural gas to one of the
underutilized pipes on the border between Ukraine and Slovakia (the so-called "big
reverse"). The European Commission, the
Slovakian transmission system operator Eustream and Naftogaz are actively
cooperating on as soon as the possible introduction of the option of "big
reverse".
Nicole Otterberg, GSE
president, stated: “Transparency on storage levels is a key indicator to
measure security of gas supply in Europe. GSE is
proud to expand the level of transparency by winning Naftogaz
of Ukraine as a new contributor to AGSI+”.
AGSI + delivers online daily data representing approximately 79 BCM, i.e. around 82% of EU technical storage capacity. Except Naftogaz, it shows for 31 storage operators in 15 member
states volume in stock.
The (European Storage System Operators GSE) is a
subdivision of the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE),
which also includes the European Gas Transmission System (GTE) and LNG Terminal
Operators (GLE).