Last month, PP BETS held 26 trading sessions for the purchase and sale of natural gas on the medium- and long-term market, and 4 trading sessions each day on the short-term market.
252 starting positions were formed in the PP BETS for resource trading in December 2024, January 2025, and subsequent months, in the GTS and UGS facilities. In total, 110.15 million cubic meters of natural gas were sold on the medium and long-term market. Activity on the short-term market increased, with 6.94 million cubic meters of natural gas sold.
On the medium- and long-term market in December, quoted prices in the eponymous section were in the range of UAH 15876.31-18028.00 excluding VAT. There was an upward trend in prices throughout the month. The initiators of the auctions formed starting positions for purchase and sale in approximately equal proportions by number.
Since December 26, JSC Ukrtransgaz has been purchasing natural gas at the UEEX in a separate section - “Purchases of imported natural gas”. By the end of December, 11.2 million cubic meters were purchased at prices in the range of UAH 25,823.33-26,303.00 excluding VAT.
On the short-term market, exchange rates fluctuated daily within a narrower range of UAH 1,250-1,675 excluding VAT. SC Gaz Ukrainy formed bids for the sale of natural gas in this segment as part of gas sales under production sharing agreements.
“At the end of last month, we saw an increase in the activity of trading in imported natural gas in the new section. We are grateful to be involved in a responsible mission - to ensure the stability of the current heating season in terms of natural gas,” commented O. Kovalenko, CEO of UEEX, on the results of December.