Ukrtransgaz finalizes a complex of works on providing technical aspect of receiving gas from Slovakia
On August 7, 2014, "Ukrtransgaz"
private joint stock company at the compressor station Uzhgorod
completed the full complex of works to provide the technical opportunity to receive
natural gas from Slovakia. The work was held according to the schedule and at
the company's funding.
According to the results of
recent negotiations the operators of gas transportation system of Ukraine (PJSC
"Ukrtransgaz") and Slovakia (Eustream a.s.)
finally agreed the technical aspects of transborder
cooperation, collaboration in the process of use of the facilities and monitoring
of gas.
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As was reported on April 28, 2014 PJSC
"Ukrtransgaz" and Eustream
A.S. signed a Memorandum of understanding on the reverse gas deliveries to
Ukraine. In early July, the Slovak
operator Eustream informed about the successful completion
of the Open Season procedure to accept applications for the transporting of gas to Ukraine
through Slovakia. About two dozen European suppliers demonstrated interest to deliver gas to Ukraine through
Slovakia and, according to the Memorandum, it envisages an opportunity to start gas
supplies from Slovakia already from September 1 of the current year. |