KYIV, Feb 11 - Ukraine is likely to end the high demand season with 7 billion cubic meters of natural gas in its underground gas storage facilities, Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Friday.

Ukraine currently has 10.7 Bcm of gas and the 6-month season is due to end on April 15.

"Even at the end of the heating season, we will still have at least 7 billion cubic meters in gas left storage facilities," Svyrydenko said at a meeting with regional energy officials in Kharkiv.