Europe has fully used gas reserves pumped since last year

Europe has selected all gas reserves from storage facilities pumped in 2021

Gazprom announced that Europe has fully used 47 billion cubic meters. m of gas. pumped into its underground storage facilities in 2021. Now Europeans will only use gas that was pumped into UGS facilities in 2020 and earlier

According to Gas Infrastructure Europe, as of February 26, the volume of gas in European underground gas storages (UGS) by 21.5% or 7.9 billion cubic meters. m less than last year. Already selected 47 billion cubic meters. m – 100% of the gas injected in the summer, that is, the volume of reserves made last year has dropped to zero. This was announced on Monday, February 28, by the press service of Gazprom.

The total gas balance in UGS facilities in Europe is 29.5%, or 32 billion cubic meters. m. This is 11 percentage points below the average for the past five years. Underground storage facilities in Germany are already empty by 70.6%, France – by 77.1%, according to the Russian company.

Gas consumption from European storage last week was five times higher than the average for the past five years, pointed out previously Interfax.

According to Gazprom, since January 7, the level of stocks in European UGS facilities has moved “to the area of ​​​​record lows” over a long-term observation period. As of February 26, reserves of 0.6 billion cubic meters. m less than the minimum for this date.