Average price of Central Asian gas for Ukraine increases by 28% m-o-m in August

The average price of imported Central Asian gas for Ukraine increased by 28.1% m-o-m in August, reaching USD 358.6 per ths m3, the State Statistic Committee reported yesterday. Imports from Russia in August amounted to 1.35 bln m3 at USD 357.2 per ths m3.

 Natural gas imports to Ukraine in 8M11

Exporter                  1H11                                    July 2011                         August 2011

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                     Vol.,tcm   USD ths USD/tcm  Vol.,tcm  USD ths USD/tcm   Vol.,tcm  USD ths USD/tcm

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Russia        27,355,543  7,533,488   275.4 1,355,744  482,780    356.1    1,350,977  482,528   357.20

Kazakhstan     488,986     136,916   280.0   150,856     42,240    280.0      179,376     63,435   353.60

Turkmenistan 487,417     136,477   280.0   181,106     50,710    280.0      186,205     66,830   358.90

Uzbekistan     519,933     145,581   280.0   184,389     51,629    280.0      169,783      61,706   363.40

Total            28,851,880  7,952,462   275.6 1,872,095   627,359    335.1  1,886,340    674,499   357.60

Source: Interfax