KYIV, Aug 3 - Ukraine increased gas inventories in underground storage in July by 1.638 billion cubic meters (bcm), according to operational data from Ukrtransgaz.

The inventories amounted to 13.177 billion cubic meters (bcm) on July 31, up from 8.1 bcm on March 22.

Thus, in July daily gas pumping was 52.82 million cubic meters (mcm), compared with 49.88 mcm a day on average in June and 51.86 mcm a day on average in May.