Gas reserves in Europe’s underground storage facilities have fallen below 80 percent due to cold weather. This was reported by TASS.
At the same time, as temperatures decreased, the supply of liquefied natural gas to the region increased slightly. According to Gas Infrastructure Europe, on January 13, gas withdrawal from European underground gas storage facilities amounted to 521 million cubic meters, and injection – only 63 million. Since the start of the heating season on November 7, EU countries have withdrawn about 24.8 billion cubic meters of gas Storage cubic meters of fuel from its facilities.
Currently, the occupancy rate of underground storage facilities in Europe is 79.72%. This is 11.58 points higher than the average of the last five years. There are 87.85 billion cubic meters of gas in storage.
Gazprom supplies 40.5 million cubic meters of gas per day to Europe via the Sudzha station in transit through Ukraine. This is the only export route left after the damage to Nord Stream.
The average gas price on the European TTF exchange in January is approximately $360 per thousand cubic meters. It was $408 in December.
Before this, it was known to be the second largest gas supplier in Europe. stopped fuel passage.
Previously Gazprom updated Registration of deliveries through the gas supply system in Russia.