Igor Yushkov, leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund (NEF), explained the situation of gas shortage in Europe. talked about it “Lente.ru”.
According to Yushkov, the gas situation in Europe will depend on the air temperature in winter. A particularly cold February could contribute to the development of a worst-case gas scenario for the EU.
“The Europeans stored a lot of gas. Underground storage facilities are almost 100 percent full. Considering that last winter was very, very hot, they are well prepared for the winter. Therefore, large gas residues in underground storage facilities from the last heating season allowed them to prepare for the new season quite painlessly,” shared the analyst.
He added that gas prices could drop if the winter is the same as last year.
Before that, Alexey Miller, head of Gazprom aforementionedEuropean countries that allegedly abandoned Russian gas continue to receive it.
Previously European Commission announced about plans to abandon Russian gas by the end of the decade.
Source: Gazeta
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