Ukrainian metallurgical companies reduce natural gas consumption by 6%

Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in July 2012, natural gas consumption fell by 6%, that is, a reduction of 18 million cubic meters, 282 million cubic meters.

The representative of the mining and metallurgy complex was held on August 15 in Dnepropetrovsk. The president of the Metallurgical Industry Association stated in the meeting that the average daily consumption of natural gas in metallurgical enterprises fell by 900,000 cubic meters in July. This is 9.1 million cubic meters; the average day-night consumption for January-July is 11.5 million cubic meters; the average daily consumption for the January-July 2011 period is 15.1 million cubic meters; the average daily consumption for the whole year of 2011 is 14.2 million. cubic meter. In 2011, metallurgical enterprises consumed a total of 5.173 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

According to the Ukrainian Metallurgical Energy Corporation's energy and resources allocation balance sheet, metallurgical enterprises are expected to consume 285.6 million cubic meters of natural gas in September (281.7 million cubic meters in July, with a predetermined amount of 345.8 million cubic meters) and 1.346 billion kwh electricity. (The actual consumption in July was 1,328.6 million kwh.) In addition, pipeline companies will consume 23.9 million cubic meters and 45.9 million kwh of electricity in September.