EnergyPolitics The Ukrainian authorities introduced a brand new operation mannequin for the Ukrainian gasoline transport system after ceasing Russian gasoline transit. Monday, January 6, 2025

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal acknowledged: “The Ukrainian gasoline transportation system now operates with out the transit of Russian gasoline and can implement a brand new operational mannequin this yr. We pays particular consideration to the event of the idea, ‘Ukraine – the gasoline protected of Europe.'” In accordance with Shmyhal, one of many largest challenges for this yr stays vitality. “Two key duties for this yr are the restoration and safety of vitality services. On the identical time, we are going to proceed creating distributed technology and vitality infrastructure to import extra electrical energy from Europe,” the Prime Minister mentioned. A five-year transit contract between Naftogaz and Gazprom expired on January 1 2025, depriving Russia of roughly $5-7B in income yearly. Ukrainian underground gasoline storage services are the biggest in Europe, with over 31 billion cubic meters of quantity positioned at a depth between 400 meters and a pair of kilometers, deep sufficient to supply safe gasoline storage. Ukraine is able to present companions with the chance to retailer roughly 10 billion cubic meters of gasoline.