The Cabinet of Ukraine passed the preliminary gas balans for the first quarter of 2006

In the first quarter of 2006 the preliminary gas balans will make 32.383 billion c.m. , the Cabinet's resolution #1308 of December 31, 2005 reads.

According to the resolution, the gas balans for January was fixed by 11.149 billion c.m., March - 11.155 billion c.m. In the first quarter of 2006 Ukraine's own gas production will make 10.079 billion c.m., Gazprom's supply - 15 billion, the Middle Asia gas - 11.350 billion c.m., the other suppliers - 60 million c.m. and the underground gas store - 850 million c.m.

Ukrainian consumers will be given 27.857 billion c.m. (8.2 billionc.m. - for population and 6.5 billion c.m. - for municipal economy). The export of Ukrainian gas will make 363 million c.m. and the gas injection into the underground gas store will make 3.313 billion c.m.