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Naftogaz

of Ukraine" in Davos agreed with international partners to reserve additional volumes of gas for Ukraine for the current heating season.

This was announced by the chairman of the board of the company, Oleksiy Chernyshov.

"Great news from Davos — there will be enough gas! We have agreed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on financing mechanisms for the purchase of additional volumes of gas needed by Ukraine; with our Western partners - the EBRD, Norway, the USA, Germany, France, Canada and Great Britain - on financing the purchase; with leading oil and gas companies - about reserving the necessary volumes," Chernyshov said.

It will be recalled that Naftogaz of Ukraine announced in December that Ukraine will receive about

350 million cubic meters.

m of gas from the Norwegian state energy company Equinor and 100 million cubic

m of gas

from sellers authorized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

As Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported, Ukraine started the 2022/2023 heating season with gas reserves of 11.7 billion cubic meters.

If these stocks are low,

Western partners will help with the purchase of additional volumes.

In turn, the executive director of the Association of Gas Production Companies of Ukraine, Artem Petrenko, assured that 

Ukrainians will have gas even during the blackout.

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