JSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" has agreed on an additional supply of almost half a billion cubic meters

of gas

, which will help to make this year's heating season even more stable.

This was reported by the Naftogaz press service.

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.

"We have news on the energy diplomacy front. I am pleased to announce that we have agreed to supply almost half a billion cubic meters of gas: 350 million cubic meters from our important partner, the Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor, and 100 million cubic meters from sellers authorized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ", said Oleksiy Chernyshov, Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine. 

At the same time, to support electricity generation, which suffers from constant hostile attacks from the Russian Federation, Ukraine needs a little less than 2 billion cubic meters this year.

m of gas.

"I am very pleased that we will be able to help supply Ukraine with natural gas through the winter in this emergency situation," added Helge Haugane, Senior Vice President of Gas and Power at Equinor.

As previously reported by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal,

Norway will provide Ukraine with a grant of almost 200 million euros

for the additional purchase of gas in our gas storage facilities.

We will remind, the executive director of the Association of Gas Production Companies of Ukraine, Artem Petrenko, says that Ukraine is provided with natural gas in underground gas storages.

Even during a blackout 

, Ukrainians will have gas. 

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