The capacity rate of underground gas storage facilities in the European Union countries has been close to 35% for the first time in more than 3 years, APA-Economics reports, citing Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE).
According to the information, the capacity level of storage facilities in EU countries is 34,96%, which is 10,63% points lower than the average for this date over the past five years.
It is noted that since the start of the heating season, EU countries have extracted over 74,5bln cubic meters (bcm) from UGS facilities. The heating season in Europe began on October 29, 2024 and ended on March 28 of this year.
It is reported that the total volume of gas in storage facilities is currently to 38,2 billion cubic meters.
Note that, according to the European Commission's requirements, EU countries must ensure that their gas storage facilities are 90% full by November 1 each year to guarantee reserves for the winter period in case of supply disruptions or abnormal cold weather conditions. Therefore, in the upcoming underground storage filling season, Europe's net gas injection must be at least 61 billion cubic meters. This is almost 50% higher than the net gas injection of the previous year and is one of the highest figures in history.
Note that since December 31, 2020, Azerbaijan started to transport its gas to Europe through the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
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