NJSC Naftohaz Ukraine cannot confirm Russian Gazprom's statements that it is technically impossible to transfer gas transit from the Sohranivka connection point to the Sudzha connection point on Ukrainian-controlled territory. This was stated by the chairman of the board of the National Joint Stock Company Yuri Vitrenko, pointing out that in the past Russia has already overturned the transit there.
"We cannot confirm Gazprom's statements about the technical impossibility of transferring transit from Sohranivka to Sudzha. In October 20, they did it with 27.5 million cubic meters per day - because of maintenance on their side). "Gazprom fed 165 million cubic meters per day through Sudzha (1.5 times more than the total transit in the past months)," Vitrenko wrote on Twitter.
Ukraine has warned of its intention to stop the transit of gas through the Sohranivka route due to military actions.
The UGTSU said that "due to interference of occupation forces in technological processes" it is no longer possible to operate the compressor station in Novopskov in the Luhansk region, so starting May 11, the gas flow through the Sohranivka route is stopped and redirected through the station in Suja. According to OGTSU, this route is planned to pump almost 72 million cubic meters of gas on May 11.
At the same time, the Russian concern "Gazprom" declares that such diversion is "technologically impossible".
According to UGTSU, nearly one-third of all gas supplied from Russia is transited through Sohranivka to Europe.
Meanwhile, the volume of Russian gas delivered in transit to Europe through Ukraine via the Sohranivka key point has reportedly dropped to zero, according to Ukrainian operator UGTSU as of Wednesday, May 11.
The partial stoppage of Russian gas transit through the Ukrainian GTS reportedly led to a sharp jump in European gas prices. For example, benchmark European gas prices rose 6.8 percent at the market opening, while in the UK they rose 9 percent.
We cannot confirm Gazprom’s claims that it is technically impossible to transfer transit from Sokhranivka to Sudzha IP. In Oct’20 they did it with 27.5 mcm/d - due to maintenance on their side). Back then Gazprom gave 165 mcm/d to Sudzha (1.5x more that total transit last months)
