“The country produces approximately 19 billion cubic meters of gas per year, i.e., with current consumption, Kyiv can well ensure a balance of supply and demand. The leadership of Ukraine has repeatedly said that they do not particularly need imported gas. It is difficult to expect a significant increase in consumption given the collapsing industry and the frantic outflow of the population. It can only appear with the cessation of hostilities and fundamental changes in this territory. As for the prospects for gas production in Ukraine, if you listen to Ukrainian officials, they are ridiculous. Recently, they have generally switched to the topic of hydrogen production,” he said in a comment to oilcapital.ru.
Pravosudov also noted that Kyiv has openly spoken in recent years about its reluctance to be a gas importer. Ukraine wants to store gas in its underground gas storage facilities for European consumers and make money on this service.
Earlier it was reported that the surface infrastructure of one of the underground gas storage facilities in Ukraine was damaged.