MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. Gas reserves in European underground gas storage (UGS) facilities have decreased below 90%, while withdrawal has almost reached 12 bln cubic meters since the beginning of the heating season. Meanwhile Gazprom supplies gas for Europe through Ukraine in the volume of 42.4 mln cubic meters per day via the Sudzha gas pumping station.

"Gazprom supplies Russian gas for transit through Ukrainian territory in the volume confirmed by the Ukrainian side via the Sudzha gas pumping station of 42.4 mln cubic meters as of December 15. The request for the Sokhranovka gas pumping station has been rejected," a Gazprom representative told reporters. Earlier the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) confirmed the request for pumping of this volume of gas.

On the previous day, the pumping also equaled 42.4 mln cubic meters.

The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route to supply Russian gas to western and central European countries. The pumping through Nord Stream has been fully suspended.

Gas withdrawal from European UGS facilities amounted to 408 mln cubic meters on December 13, according to data provided by Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE). Meanwhile pumping totaled 26 mln cubic meters.

The heating season in Europe started on November 7, 2023, with EU countries having withdrawn 11.9 bln cubic meters of gas from UGS facilities since then. European UGS facilities are currently 89.74% full (10.85 percentage points higher than the average as of this date in the past five years), with 98.93 bln cubic meters of gas stored in them.