In July 2025, Ukraine’s natural gas imports reached their highest level in nearly two years, since September 2023, totaling 833 million cubic meters. This marks a 1.5-fold increase compared to June (539 million cubic meters) and a sixteenfold rise compared to July 2024 (52 million cubic meters).
This data is reported by ExPro.
The growth in gas imports in July is linked to ongoing preparations for the upcoming heating season, particularly the injection of gas into underground storage facilities.
The import structure in July shifted significantly, with almost all gas (774 million cubic meters, or 93% of total imports) delivered to the “customs warehouse” of Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities, including 3.4 million cubic meters using the short-haul service. Additionally, about 59 million cubic meters (7%) were imported directly into Ukraine’s gas transmission system.
Naftogaz Ukraine imported all the natural gas delivered to the customs warehouse of underground storage in July. According to ExPro estimates, Naftogaz accounted for over 90% of all imports during the month. The remaining gas was imported by private companies.
The largest volumes were imported from Hungary — 300 million cubic meters, or 36% of total imports. Other supply sources included Slovakia — 268 million cubic meters (32.2%), Poland — 260 million cubic meters (31.2%), and the Trans-Balkan route — 5.1 million cubic meters (0.6%).
Additionally, at the end of July, a small volume of Azerbaijani natural gas was imported via the Trans-Balkan route (from Bulgaria through Romania to Ukraine) as part of a test agreement between Naftogaz and SOCAR Energy Ukraine.
Overall, in the first seven months of 2025, Ukraine increased natural gas imports 13 times compared to the same period last year, reaching 2.93 billion cubic meters.
Naftogaz imported the majority of natural gas — nearly 90%, while private companies accounted for over 10%. The largest imports this year came from Hungary — 1.47 billion cubic meters (50%), Poland — 760 million cubic meters (25.95%), Slovakia — 698 million cubic meters (23.85%), and the Trans-Balkan route — 5 million cubic meters (0.2%).
