Europe has withdrawn from underground gas storage (UGS) more than 41% of the volume that was injected in 2021. This was announced on Friday, December 24, at Gazprom.
“According to Gas Infrastructure Europe, as of December 22, more than 41% of the volume of gas injected this year has been taken from the underground storage facilities in Europe,” – follows from the message of the Russian company, published in Telegram.
In addition, Gazprom reported that on December 21 and 22, records were recorded for the withdrawal of gas from UGS facilities in Europe per day – 700 million cubic meters. m and 712 million cubic meters. m respectively.
This information was confirmed by the head of the “Operator of GTS of Ukraine” Serhiy Makogon.
Gazprom is cutting gas supplies to the EU via Poland and Ukraine, which is why Europe has set a record for the extraction of gas from reserves. It has become the maximum since the beginning of the heating season, reaching 762 million cubic meters. Also, a new record was set in the entire history of observations, that is, since 2011 for the rise in gas for that day, ”he wrote on Facebook.
On December 21, the exchange price for gas in Europe for the first time in history exceeded the $ 2,000 mark per 1,000 cubic meters. m.
On December 19, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, announced that Russia was fulfilling its obligations to supply gas to Europe, but noted that prices for this fuel continued to rise. He added that, despite Moscow’s fulfillment of its obligations, it does not direct additional gas supplies to Europe as it could, which contributes to higher prices.
On December 16, the executive director of the German Association of Underground Gas Storage Operators (INES), Sebastian Bleschke, announced that the occupancy rate of gas storage facilities in Germany had dropped below 60%.
On December 15, the European Commission proposed to form a mechanism within the framework of which the EU countries will be able to carry out joint voluntary purchases of natural gas to fill underground storage facilities.
On December 7, Dmitry Scriabin, portfolio manager of Alfa Capital, expressed the opinion that if the winter in Europe is cold, the region may face a gas shortage at the end of the heating season. The extraction of blue fuel from European UGS facilities in November reached the maximum level over the past five years – 11.2 billion cubic meters. m, the expert specified.
Source: IZ
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