Natural gas trading results in December 2025

During the past month, 117 trading sessions for the purchase and sale of natural gas were held at PP BETS on the medium- and long-term market, as well as 4 trading sessions each day on the short-term market.

304 starting positions were formed in the PP BETS for trading resources in December 2025, January 2026 and subsequent months, in the GTS and UGS. In total, about 156 million cubic meters of natural gas were sold on the medium- and long-term market. 9.08 million cubic meters of natural gas were sold on the short-term market.

On the medium and long-term market in December, quoted prices in the section of the same name were in the range of 19,140 - 21,250 UAH excluding VAT. There was a tendency for prices to decrease throughout the month. Auction initiators formed starting positions mainly for sale.

Last month, agreements were concluded in the "Cross-border" section on the terms of delivery at the border point. The total volume under the indicated agreements amounted to 1.3 million MWh at prices in the range of 34.65-36.55 euros.

On the short-term market, exchange rates changed daily in the range of UAH 19,227-20,416.26 excluding VAT with a downward trend. In addition to the intraday market, transactions were concluded on the day-ahead market of the UEEX with a total volume of 360 thousand cubic meters.

"December confirmed the consistently high demand for UEEX exchange instruments. We continue to focus on increasing the efficiency of trading procedures in general and developing medium-term standardized products in particular, so that participants receive a transparent price and guaranteed execution of transactions," said CEO of UEEX Oleksandr Kovalenko.