MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. Russia’s energy giant Gazprom is supplying natural gas to Europe through Ukraine in the volume of 41.3 million cubic meters per day via the Sudzha gas pumping station, while an application for deliveries through Sokhanovka was rejected earlier by the Ukrainian side, a Gazprom spokesman told reporters on Sunday.

"Gazprom is supplying Russian gas for transit through the territory of Ukraine in the amount confirmed by the Ukrainian side via the Sudzha gas pumping station, [amounting to] 41.3 million cubic meters as of August 20. The request for [the natural gas] deliveries through Sokhanovka has been rejected," the company’s representative said.

The day before, the pumping volume reached 41.4 mln cubic meters.

Earlier reports with reference to data released on the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine website said that Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory might total 41.3 mln cubic meters on August 20.

On May 10, the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine said it would shut down gas transit to Europe via the Sokhranovka station starting May 11 due to force majeure as the company allegedly could not control the Novopskov gas compressor station in the Lugansk Region. As a result, transportation requests would be rejected, and gas wouldn’t be accepted.

However, the Russian gas holding did not see any grounds for the suspension of pumping under the previous arrangement, noting that it did not receive any confirmation of any force majeure circumstances. The company added that it was technically impossible to shift all transit volumes to another interconnection point, the Sudzha gas distribution station in Russia’s Kursk Region.