Gas Infrastructure Europe data show that as of September 13, gas reserves in Europe's UGS facilities were replenished by 58.4 billion cubic meters.
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At the same time, in order to reach the UGS occupancy level at the beginning of the 2019/2020 withdrawal season, companies will have to pump another 14 billion cubic meters.
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“At the same time, even close to the maximum reserves in UGS facilities in large European countries do not guarantee a reliable passage of the upcoming autumn-winter period (WZP),” Gazprom emphasized.
This is explained by the fact that in Germany last season, which began on October 1, 2021 and ended on March 31, 2022, gas consumption amounted to 57 billion cubic meters.
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Now the level of occupancy of underground storage facilities in Germany is 89%.
The volume of active gas in this case is 19.3 billion cubic meters.
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“Thus, the volume of gas reserves in German storage facilities is currently comparable to the average consumption during the cold season for only two months out of six,” the press service said.
Earlier, German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habek admitted that at the moment the country's authorities are not able to reduce gas prices.
According to Der Spiegel, a recession and a "tragedy in five acts" await the German economy against the background of the energy crisis - the first enterprises stop working, consumption falls.