Russian gas supplies to EU via Ukraine hold steady despite regional tensions

The volume of Russian gas pumped to the European Union countries through the territory of Ukraine on October 19, amounted to 42.4 million cubic meters per day, according to Gazprom data.

Gas transit is carried out through the Suja gas metering station. The application for pumping the energy carrier through the Sohranivka gas metering station was again rejected by the Ukrainian side, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

A day earlier, on October 18, the volume of pumping was also at the level of 42.4 million cubic meters per day. On average, this month, gas transit from Russia for European consumers through Suja is carried out in the volume of more than 42 million cubic meters per day.

Earlier, Gazprom's official representative Sergey Kupriyanov said that the events near Suja in Kursk Region had already led to a sharp rise in the prices of natural and liquefied gas, wondering who benefited from it.

On August 6, a massive attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces began on the Kursk region, where the Suja station is located. The transit branch through it remains the only route for Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine.

Russian gas supplies have been flowing through Ukraine in a reduced volume since May 2022, when the Operator of the Ukrainian Gas transportation system reported that transit to Europe through the Sohranivka station had been terminated due to force majeure: the company allegedly cannot exercise control over the Novopskov compressor station in the LNR.

Meanwhile, the Russian gas holding company Gazrpom did not see any grounds for stopping pumping in the previous regime.

By Khagan Isayev