KIEV: Ukraine imported 3.002 bcm of natural gas worth $586 million in the first half of 2016, including 19.596 million cubic meters worth $4.133 million in June alone. The average cost of imported gas in June was $210.9 per 1,000 cubic meters, $26.7 per 1,000 cubic meters more than $184.2 in May. The bulk of the imports in June – 14.6 mcm – were supplied by a counteragent in Luxembourg (ArcelorMittal). Naftogaz Ukrainy did not import gas in June.
Ukraine did not import any Russian gas in January-June. In the six months, Ukraine imported 627.1 million cubic meters of gas worth $121.9 million from counteragents in Germany, from those in France – 457.1 mcm worth $88.7 million, Switzerland – 443.6 mcm worth $87.9 million, the UK – 426.3 mcm worth $86.7 million, Austria – 385.5 mcm worth $71.1 million, Poland – 257.9 mcm worth $49 million, Hungary – 150.5 mcm worth $27 million, Italy – 147.8 mcm worth $30 million and Luxembourg – 105.8 mcm worth $23.9 million.