“About 10% of the gas in storage from Italy to the Netherlands is under the direct control of government officials,” the material says.
The agency explains that the rest of the fuel is controlled by international trading and energy companies, as well as industrial groups, which can sell gas at the highest price, including in another state.
On October 12, the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, said that gas reserves in European UGS facilities by the spring of 2023 could amount to only 5%.
Also in early October, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, said that Europe will be able to survive the coming winter thanks to the current gas reserves, but there will be difficulties next year.