BRATISLAVA, Nov. 4 - Slovak natural gas pipeline operator Eustream said on Tuesday it would offer additional capacity in its new link allowing shipments from the European Union to Ukraine, raising possible deliveries by about 17 percent, Reuters reported.

Eustream said it was launching an "open season" bidding process for capacity of 4.5 million cubic meters per day, in addition to about 27 mcm -- which amounts to about 10 bcm per year -- available since the pipeline was opened in September.