The commencement of gas supplies to Uzbekistan has necessitated a reconfiguration of gas flows within Russia's gas transportation system and a change in the load on the country's underground gas storage system, according to Igor Safonov, CEO of Gazprom UGS. Uzbekistan began importing gas from Russia through Kazakhstan's territory via the Central Asia-Center gas pipeline, which was switched to reverse mode on October 7.
Under a two-year agreement between UzGasTrade and Gazprom Export LLC, Uzbekistan is set to receive 9 mn cubic meters of gas per day, equivalent to nearly 2.8 bn cubic meters annually.
Safonov anticipates that this increase in gas supplies will lead to a higher load on underground gas storage facilities in the Volga and Orenburg regions. Additionally, certain gas facilities in Kaluga, Saratov, Bashkortostan, and Udmurtia are operating at peak capacity. As a result, Gazprom Transgaz Yekaterinburg will partially redirect its gas transportation capacities toward the export direction. Gazprom Transgaz Surgut will largely be responsible for meeting the gas needs of the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions.
Safonov explained that the Urengoi-Chelyabinsk corridor will witness increased fuel supplies this winter due not only to gas exports to Uzbekistan but also to the growing economic development of the Ural region, which has resulted in higher fuel consumption.
Uzbekistan's Minister of Energy, Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, has been discussing with Gazprom regarding the future volumes of Russian gas supplies, particularly for the peak autumn-winter period. He mentioned that approximately 300 mn cubic meters of gas have already been supplied from Russia.
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