--- title: "Export of Excess Gas: How Selling Part of the Resource Abroad Will Help Ukrainian Producers Recover from Strikes" description: "ICC Ukraine Vice President Oleksandr Trokhymets stated that the controlled export of excess gas abroad could provide Ukrainian producers with funds to repair facilities following Russian strikes. Analysts assess potential volumes as insignificant compared to domestic consumption." date: 2026-10-27T10:21:46.269Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/export-excess-gas-funds-repair-gas-production tags: [natural-gas, ukraine-energy, gas-export, icc-ukraine, energy-sector] author: "Andrey Kosynko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Export of Excess Gas: How Selling Part of the Resource Abroad Will Help Ukrainian Producers Recover from Strikes ![Worker in hard hat and protective gear operating an industrial shut-off valve at a gas facility](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/27/eksport-izbytochnogo-gaza-sredstva-na-remont-gazodobychi/eksport-izbytochnogo-gaza-sredstva-na-remont-gazodobychi-1.webp) ## Key Points - ICC Ukraine Vice President for Energy Oleksandr Trokhymets proposed exporting a portion of gas not needed by the domestic market, by analogy with electricity. - Export should provide production companies with working capital to repair facilities damaged by Russian strikes. - ExPro Consulting analyst Mykhailo Svyoshch estimated potential export volumes at roughly 50 million cubic meters per month, which is less than one day of peak consumption during the heating season. Ukrainian experts are discussing a mechanism that could provide financial support to the gas production industry amid ongoing Russian attacks on infrastructure. Oleksandr Trokhymets, Vice President for Energy at ICC Ukraine, stated that the controlled export of the volume of gas not needed by the domestic market at a given time could provide producers with additional funds to repair damaged facilities and maintain their own production. According to him, the logic here is directly borrowed from the electricity market: if part of the produced resource is not yet demanded by domestic consumers, it is advisable to sell it abroad. ### Analogy with the Electric Power Industry Trokhymets explained that in the case of gas, it is appropriate to apply the same logic as in the electricity market. “Of course, if there is such an opportunity, then, by analogy with electric energy, a certain volume of produced gas that is currently not needed for consumption inside the country can be exported,” he noted. The key argument, according to the expert, is that Russian strikes are aimed not only at electrical capacities, but also at gas production facilities, so the industry needs resources for recovery. ### Strikes on Gas Production and Funding Deficit According to Trokhymets' assessment, Russian attacks create additional costs for production companies to restore damaged capacities, while opportunities to obtain the necessary financial resources solely on the domestic market are currently limited. “You are hardly going to earn this money on the domestic market right now,” the expert emphasized. Under these conditions, selling a limited part of the resource abroad, according to him, can provide companies with the working capital necessary to keep the industry running and continue production. ### How Large Are the Possible Export Volumes At the same time, ExPro Consulting natural gas market analyst Mykhailo Svyoshch drew attention to the fact that the volumes permitted for export are small compared to Ukraine's consumption. According to his estimate, we are talking about approximately 50 million cubic meters per month, and even 100 million cubic meters of export over two months is less than one day of peak gas consumption during the heating season. Thus, export does not disrupt the domestic balance, but can provide the industry with targeted funds. ### What This Means for the Industry The combination of these assessments indicates that the controlled export of excess gas is viewed not as a replacement for domestic consumption, but as a targeted financing instrument: it allows production companies to obtain working capital for repairs and protection of capacities at a time when domestic prices and demand do not provide a sufficient financial effect. Experts emphasize that the mechanism works on the same principle as electricity exports — by selling precisely that part of the resource that is currently not demanded within the country. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Средства на восстановление: экспорт избыточного газа за границу поможет спасти добычу](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/koshti-vidnovlennya-eksport-nadlishkovogo-1793096091.html) - Primary source: statement by ICC Ukraine Vice President for Energy Oleksandr Trokhymets and assessment by ExPro Consulting analyst Mykhailo Svyoshch regarding export volumes. - [Контролируемый экспорт избыточного газа может обеспечить добывающим компаниям средства на ...](https://www.obozrevatel.com/ekonomika-glavnaya/kontroliruemyij-eksport-izbyitochnogo-gaza-mozhet-obespechit-dobyivayuschim-kompaniyam-sredstva-na-vosstanovlenie-posle-atak-analitiki.htm) - Confirms the essence: partial resumption of exports can provide companies with funds for repairs after attacks. - [Контролируемый экспорт избыточного газа может обеспечить компаниям средства на ...](https://www.obozrevatel.com/ekonomika-glavnaya/kontroliruemyij-eksport-izbyitochnogo-gaza-mozhet-obespechit-kompaniyam-sredstva-na-vosstanovlenie-posle-atak-icc-ukraine.htm) - Confirms ICC Ukraine's position on the controlled export of a portion of excess gas. - [Контролируемый экспорт избыточного газа поможет профинансировать меры по защите отрасли без ...](https://www.unian.net/economics/energetics/kontroliruemyy-eksport-izbytochnogo-gaza-pomozhet-profinansirovat-mery-po-zashchite-otrasli-bez-riskov-dlya-zimy-centr-razumkova-13529913.html) - Additional context: export is viewed as a source of resources to protect the industry without risks to winter consumption. ## FAQ ### Who proposed exporting excess gas from Ukraine? This was stated by Oleksandr Trokhymets, Vice President for Energy at ICC Ukraine, who suggested applying a logic similar to the electricity market to gas. ### Why, according to the expert, is gas export needed? According to Trokhymets, selling a portion of gas not needed by the domestic market will provide production companies with working capital to repair facilities damaged by Russian strikes and continue production. ### How large are the possible export volumes? ExPro Consulting analyst Mykhailo Svyoshch estimated them at roughly 50 million cubic meters per month, and 100 million cubic meters over two months as less than one day of peak consumption in the heating season.