Naftogaz of Ukraine has signed another contract for the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, the company announced on its official website.
“The Naftogaz Group and [Polish oil refining company] Orlen have signed a new agreement for the supply of 100 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG),” the statement reads, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.
The company added that this is the third contract within the framework of the partnership concluded this spring. The total volume of contracted gas now stands at 300 million cubic meters.
According to the announcement, the LNG will be processed at the terminal in Świnoujście, Poland, and then transported to Ukraine through Poland’s gas transmission system.
Earlier, Naftogaz reported that it had contracted 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas abroad since the beginning of 2025. However, it noted that an additional 2 billion cubic meters would still need to be purchased to prepare for the next heating season. Meanwhile, experts have offered differing estimates regarding Ukraine’s import needs.
On April 20, former CEO of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine Serhiy Makohon warned that the country’s underground gas storage (UGS) reserves were nearly depleted and that Ukraine would need to import between 5.5 and 6.3 billion cubic meters of gas. The Ukrainian edition of Forbes estimated the necessary import volume at 4.5 billion cubic meters. For his part, Verkhovna Rada member Yaroslav Zhelezniak stated that Kyiv would urgently need to find and request around €2 billion from international partners to cover current gas prices.
Ukraine’s gas shortage stems from the complete halt of Russian gas transit through its pipeline system to Europe on January 1, after Kyiv refused to extend its agreement with Gazprom. The end of transit significantly increased Ukraine’s need for technical gas to maintain pressure in the system.
Since late January, Naftogaz has been importing gas at high market prices from European Union countries and has steadily increased its purchasing volumes. Nonetheless, as of the end of March, gas reserves in Ukraine’s underground storage facilities had fallen to a record low, below 6 billion cubic meters. Due to the acute shortage, the heating season ended prematurely at the end of March.
By Tamilla Hasanova
Source: caliber.az
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