Pipe gas exports from Russia to Europe in 2023 could be reduced by 35 bcm compared to 2022 while keeping supply at the same level. In this respect reported In a report published on the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) website.
The report concludes that gas supplies from Russia to the European countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD; not including Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania) will decrease by 45% this year compared to last year. year.
At the same time, the previous review, published in February, predicted a 40% reduction in gas supplies from Russia to Europe, that is, 30 billion cubic meters. It turned out that the new estimate was made by Russia to reduce the amount of supply.
Reuters, in early May, based on data from the Refinitiv Eikon portal reportedIt is reported that Russia exported 10.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the January-April 2023 period. This is 11% less than January-April 2022. At the same time, the volume of LNG supply to Europe remained at the level of the previous year.
Prior to that, Eni Global Gas and LNG Portfolio Director Christian Signoretto said during a teleconference that Italian energy company Eni believes that the situation in the European gas market will be better in the summer months and will not be as tense as before. it was a year ago. According to him, the situation in the gas market in winter will be much more volatile than in summer. At the same time, Europe will meet the summer with large stocks compared to 2022.