KIEV, Dec. 11 – Ukrtransgaz, a subsidiary of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, and Germany's Deutsche Bank AG on Tuesday signed an agreement on the opening of a credit line worth EUR 53.5 million on the upgrade of the Bar compressor station on the Soyuz trunk gas pipeline.

The press service of the Ukrainian premier told Interfax-Ukraine that the agreement was signed by Ukrtransgaz First Deputy Director Myroslav Khimko and Director for Structured Trade & Export Finance at Deutsche Bank Stephan Zimmer.