“This (the introduction of the “early warning” mode. -

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) is a signal from the Swedish Energy Agency to industry participants and gas consumers connected to the Swedish gas network in the west of the country that the gas market is overloaded and the situation with gas supplies may deteriorate, ”- according to a statement on the agency's website.

The company noted that the situation with gas supplies in Sweden remains stable, UGS facilities in Europe and Sweden are “filled until autumn”. 

As Gazprom previously reported, gas reserves in European UGSFs have been replenished by 26.2 billion cubic meters.

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The company said that European countries are facing a serious challenge to replenish gas reserves in underground storage facilities by next winter - this will have a strong impact on the cost of gas on the market.