At present, many European countries have indicated that they have stored enough natural gas for the winter, but Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, said in an interview with the media in Helsinki, the capital of Finland on the 5th, that even if the winter can be successfully passed this year, if the situation does not change, European countries will have a harder time next winter.
Birol said that after a winter of gas consumption, European countries are expected to deplete gas reserves to 25% to 30% of their inventories by February-March 2023.
At that time, if the natural gas supply in Europe is still not effectively solved, next winter will be more difficult, and European countries will face a more severe energy situation and need to prepare as soon as possible.