Ensuring Ukraine's gas balance ahead of the 2025-2026 heating season

Following the successful completion of the last heating season amid a full-scale war, Ukraine’s energy sector is facing a critical task of ensuring stable gas supplies for the next heating season. Existing forecasts point to a potential gas shortage, which requires immediate and coordinated action. This online meeting aims to analyze risks, identify strategic priorities and develop effective mechanisms to ensure the country’s energy security.

Objective:

• To assess the projected shortage of gas resources and its potential impact on preparations for the 2025-2026 heating season.
• Identify key factors that complicate the formation of the required volume of gas reserves.
• Develop strategic recommendations to ensure the country’s energy sustainability.
• Discuss ways to integrate the Ukrainian gas market with the European one.

Questions for discussion:

• Analysis of the projected deficit.
• Assessment of the current state of the gas market.
• Attracting investments and international cooperation.
• Integration with the European gas market.
• Restoration and modernization of infrastructure.

Moderator

Maksym Nemchynov

Vice President of Energy Club, former Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine

Speakers

Maksym Bielawski

Vice President of Energy Club, Director for Integrated Communications at Naftogaz of Ukraine (May-December 2021)

Andrii Myzovets

president of the Association of Gas Traders of Ukraine

Yurii Nagorniak

Head of Project Office at Yurii Nagorniak Consulting

Roman Storozhev

founder of the Association "Gas Traders of Ukraine"

Volodymyr Omelchenko

Director of Energy Programs at the Razumkov Center

Artem Petrenko

executive Director of the Association of Gas Producers of Ukraine

Leonid Unigovsky

CEO of Naftogazbudinformatika LLC

Kyrylo Brazhko

Head of Market and Trading Analytics at D.TRADING