“Gradually, indeed, European storage facilities are emptying, and this means that they have to import more and more gas every day.
In fact, one of their sources of gas supply is running out,” the expert said.
When gas is selected from the storage, the pressure decreases, the volume of the daily rate of gas selection depends on this - the lower the pressure, the less gas per day can be extracted from the underground gas storage facility, the specialist explained.
“Most likely, in a week or a week and a half, Europeans will have to increase the volume of imports, the volume of purchases, including from Russia.
Thus, most likely, in February we will increase the volume of gas supplies to Europe,” Yushkov said.
He also noted that the weather could also affect the situation.
If negative temperatures persist, Europe will be forced to switch from gas extraction from underground storage facilities to current imports.
Earlier it was reported that gas reserves in underground storage facilities in Europe and Ukraine reached a historical minimum, more than 70% of the volume of gas pumped in the summer season was withdrawn from them.