Gas transit via Belarus exceeds contractual amount by 7.2% in Q1 2014

The first-quarter transit of gas through Belarus made up 11.1 billion cubic meters and exceeded the contractual amount by 7.2%, Gazprom Transgaz Belarus told BelTA following a general meeting of the supervisory board of the company.

The gas transportation system of Gazprom Transgaz Belarus pumped 2.3 billion cubic meters of gas; Russia’s Yamal-Europe main pumped 8.8 billion cubic meters. “The company maintained uninterrupted gas provision for Belarusian consumers who received 6.25 billion cubic meters of gas,” the specialists noted. The supplies shrank by 8% compared to the same period last year. It is due to the fact that the winter last year was colder.

The supervisory board approved the list of sports facilities to be constructed in Belarus as part of the program Gazprom For Belarusian Children in 2014-2018. The company will provide financing for the projects. Sports and recreation facilities are to be built in Mozyr, Orsha, Nesvizh, Osipovichi, Slonim and agrotown Mikhanovichi.

Gazprom Transgaz Belarus made a decision to take part in the activities of the Vernadsky Environmental Foundation. “The company’s involvement will help improve the efficiency of environment-related activities, increase energy efficiency, promote innovations and environmental education,” the specialists are convinced. The Vernadsky Environmental Foundation was set up upon the initiative of Gazprom in 2005. Over 25 subsidiaries of Gazprom are members of the foundation.

In April 2013 the Belarusian gas pipeline operator OAO Beltransgaz was renamed into OAO Gazprom Transgaz Belarus. The Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom owns 100% of the shares of the Belarusian company. OAO Gazprom Transgaz Belarus operates a vast gas transportation system in Belarus, including 7,950km of gas pipelines, five compressor stations, seven gas measuring stations, and 27 NGV refueling compressor stations. The system also includes three underground gas storage facilities: Osipovichskoye and Pribugskoye, which use water-bearing structures, and Mozyrskoye, which uses rock salt deposits. The cross-country pipelines in Belarus are used to transport Russian natural gas to Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, to Lithuania, Ukraine, and Poland.