Natural gas trading results in January 2025

Last month, PP BETS held 33 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.

253 starting positions were formed in the PP BETS trading platform for January, February, and March 2025, in the GTS and UGS. In total, 86.04 million cubic meters of natural gas were sold on the medium- and long-term market. On the short-term market, 1.83 million cubic meters of natural gas were sold.

On the medium- and long-term market in January, quoted prices in the same section ranged from UAH 16045 to 17085 excluding VAT. The initiators of the auctions formed starting positions mainly for sale, but only buy positions were effective.

JSC Ukrtransgaz purchased natural gas at the UEEX in a separate section - “Purchases of imported natural gas”. In January, 85.32 million cubic meters were purchased at item prices in the range of UAH 21931.62-26741.19 excluding VAT.

On the short-term market, exchange rates fluctuated daily within a narrower range of UAH 16300-17102.76 excluding VAT. Gas of Ukraine SC placed bids for the sale of natural gas in this segment as part of gas sales under production sharing agreements.

“Last month, natural gas market participants continued to trade actively on the medium-term market, primarily in the new natural gas import section to ensure the sustainable passage of the current heating season. We are working daily to improve the efficiency of trading processes, which contributes to the transparent and reliable functioning of the market,” said CEO of UEEX O. Kovalenko.