More than 70% of gas storage facilities in Slovakia are full. The agency reports that TASR With reference to data from Richard Kwasnowski, managing director of the Slovak Gas and Oil Association.
The publication notes that gas supplies were about 9 percentage points lower than a year ago.
The agency emphasizes that as of March 6, Slovakian gas storage facilities were 70.47% full, which represents more than half of Slovakia’s annual gas consumption.
Kwasnowski emphasized that it is important for Slovakia to continue gas supply through Ukraine in terms of filling storage facilities in the short term.
According to the publication, about 40 million cubic meters of Russian gas passes through Slovakia every day, and a significant part of it is sent to Austria and Italy.
European underground gas storage facilities in mid-February 2024 stuffed It reached a record figure for this period with 67.9%.
Previously reportedDue to sanctions, Russia’s revenues from oil and natural gas decreased by a quarter.