“The demand for natural gas in European countries continues to grow against the background of a cold, frosty winter, while the occupancy of European underground storage facilities continues to decline.

According to Gas Infrastructure Europe, gas reserves in underground gas storage facilities in France fell below 30%, "Gazprom's TASS report quotes.

As the agency writes, last week the company reported that Germany increased the purchase of Russian gas by 47.8% in the first 10 days of February compared to the same period last year.