He said that as of April 10, 2022, gas reserves in European underground storage facilities had increased to 26.84%.
At the same time, according to retrospective data, “in the first three weeks from the start of the injection period, reserves increase from 1.6% to 5.3%,” the expert noted.
Belogoryev added that this year this figure is 1.53%, "that is, it does not reach the lower limit."
“This indicates that not all is well with the injection,” he said.
In his opinion, the obstacle may be related to the high cost of gas.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that the EU countries are unlikely to be able to completely replace oil and gas from Russia in the next five to ten years.