MOSCOW, June 21 - Ukraine is working to reduce the amount of Russian gas consumed by Ukrainian businesses, Naftogaz Ukrayiny chief Yevhen Bakulin said at the Petroleum and Gas Congress in Moscow on Tuesday.

"Our government is undertaking measures to reduce natural gas consumption. As a result, we have been able to reduce annual purchases. A priority for us is introduction of energy-saving technologies and development of alternative energy sources on a nationwide level," he said at the congress, which is held alongside the MIOGE oil and gas exhibition.