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Datums | 2014-05-23 21:04:45 |
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On May 23, the JSC "Latvijas Gāze" terminated the supply of natural gas from the Inčukalns UGS and began the injection of natural gas. This year the injection started about a month later than usual due to the atypically warm winter and the vast reserves.
The unconsumed
reserves enabled an extended period of supply from the facility to
the consumers in Latvia, Estonia and Russia, and additional repairs
at the Inčukalns UGS and in the transmission network connecting
Latvia and Russia, which is not possible during
injection.
During the heating
season, the consumers in Latvia were supplied 1 billion cubic
metres of natural gas from the Inčukalns UGS. The neighbouring
countries Russia, Estonia and Lithuania together were supplied
around 900 million cubic metres of natural gas. Both Latvia and the
neighbouring countries were supplied by around 100 million cubic
metres less than in the previous season.
The total reserves are
425 million cubic metres of natural gas, including nearly 300
million cubic metres for the needs of Latvia. On April 11 last
year, the reserves were 180 million cubic
metres.
By autumn it is
planned to reach the same volume of active natural gas as in
previous years - 2.3 billion cubic metres. Since there is much gas
left at the facility, a later injection will not cause problems as
the volume due for injection will be lower.
During heating
seasons, all the gas for Latvian consumption is supplied from the
storage facility. In summer, the consumers are supplied natural gas
directly from the Russian transmission system with a simultaneous
injection into the facility. The injection normally lasts from
April till October, while the withdrawal takes place from October
till March or April.
The storage facility
was put into operation in 1968, and its purpose is to store natural
gas for the following heating season where there is a substantial
increase in natural gas consumption and it is not possible to
supply a sufficient volume of fuel through gas transmission
pipelines from the Siberian fields. Vinsents Makaris |
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