Natural and socio-economic formation preconditions of the East-European gas hub

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Ukraine is the importer and the main Russian gas transiter to Europe. The underground gas storages are important for its stable supply. The need of undergrounding storage of gas for Ukraine, as well as for the majority of the gas-using countries, is caused by constantly growing gas consumption in Europe and in Ukraine particularly. The majority of the Ukrainian underground gas storages situated in the west part of Ukraine. The formation of East-European or West-Ukrainian hub is planned on the basis of these underground gas storages. The geopolitical position of the western region of Ukraine can be considered as a favourable factor of Ukrainian entry into various European economic and political structures. Also important factors of formation of a gas hub are a region environment, social and economic conditions which will influence further substantially definition of a Ukrainian place in the gas transmission system of Europe. The purpose of article is to analyse a wide range natural and socio-economic factors of functioning of the projected hub. In particular, the fossil fuels, water, forest, recreational resources allow estimate mineral base of the region; a demographic situation, interindustry complexes (fuel and energy, construction, machine-building, chemical and industrial, wood production, agro-industrial, light industry, transport, recreational, etc.) which influence formation of a gas hub. Key words: gas, underground gas storage, West-Ukrainian hub, natural conditions, socio-economic factor.

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