Gas reserves in European underground gas storage facilities (UGS) have fallen below 95%. The agency reports that “Hit the primer”Citing a report by Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE).
According to the documents, blue fuel reserves in European underground gas storage facilities have fallen to 94.39%, an increase of ten percentage points compared to the last five years.
The Financial Times previously reported that more than a fifth of Russia’s liquefied natural gas enters Europe. moving to other parts of the world.
When Western countries imposed sanctions on Russia, gas trading became more difficult, including problems with the transfer and receipt of payment by the Russian side. In March 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting with members of the government that payments with unfriendly countries will now be made in rubles. Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, Poland and Bulgaria rejected this form of payment; They stopped buying Russian gas.
Fearing an energy crisis, European countries began to fill underground storage facilities. In November of this year, gas reserves in them reached a new historical maximum – 99.6%, and the injection rate was equal to the consumption rate in cold weather conditions.
Formerly chairman of Gazprom Miller statedEuropean countries that allegedly abandoned Russian gas continue to receive it.