Natural gas to the territory of Ukraine in August 2021 was imported at an average price of $427.88 (UAH 11,457) per 1,000 cubic meters, the Ministry of Economy reported on Monday.
Thus, the price of gas imported in the past month was 19.7% higher than the price of July 2021 in U.S. dollars, when it stood at $357.32 (UAH 9,747) per 1,000 cubic meters.
MAIN TRADE PARTNERS OF UKRAINE IN % FROM TOTAL VOLUME (IMPORT FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO UKRAINE) JAN-MAY 2021
FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER BY THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITIONS JAN-MAY 2021 (IMPORT)
STRUCTURE OF IMPORT OF SERVICES IN JAN-MARCH 2021 (GRAPHICALLY)
In January-July 2020, Ukraine imported 4.5 million tonnes of petroleum products (according to FEACN code 2710: gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, etc.), which is 3.1% more than in the same period last year (4.4 million tonnes).
According to the State Customs Service, oil products were imported in the amount of $2.6 billion, which is 34.7% more than in January-July 2020 ($2 billion).
Fuel was imported from Belarus for $1.1 billion (share – 43.05%), Russia – for $616.3 million (23.9%), Lithuania – for $315 million (12.22%), and other countries – for $537.3 million (20, 83%).
In addition, Ukraine exported 223,888 tonnes (plus 52.3% compared to January-July 2020) of oil products for a total of $116.22 million (plus 67.4%). The cost of fuel delivered to counterparties from Latvia amounted to $24.7 million, Malta – $17.2 million, Turkey – $13.7 million, and other countries – $60.6 million.
DTEK Energy, amid low coal stocks at its TPPs’ warehouses, has begun importing thermal coal from Kazakhstan and is negotiating coal supplies from Poland and the United States, the company’s press service has said.
According to the press service, DTEK Energy is actively looking for opportunities to provide TPPs with additional imported coal.
“Despite the increased demand for coal on global markets, we are actually starting to import it. The first batch from Kazakhstan is already on its way. Next week we expect the start of coal supplies from Poland. We are also negotiating the supply of shiploads from the United States,” CEO of DTEK Energy Ildar Saleev said.
According to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, coal stocks in the warehouses of thermal power plants of five power generating companies (DTEK Dniproenergo, DTEK Zakhidenergo, DTEK Skhidenergo, Centrenergo and Donbasenergo) as of Wednesday morning dropped to 754,000 tonnes, which is almost 500,000 tonnes less than the accumulation schedule approved by the ministry on August 11 (1.237 million tonnes).
