KIEV, Aug. 20 – National JSC Naftogaz Ukrayiny will pump 16 billion cubic meters of natural gas into the underground storage facilities in 2008 to meet demand for gas in autumn and winter, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

"NJSC Naftogaz Ukrayiny will this year pump a complete amount of gas into underground storage facilities – up to 16 billion cubic meters of gas which is in the company's ownership," she told a briefing in Kiev on Wednesday.