IN FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS, GAS RESERVES HAVE FALLEN BELOW 50%

According to data from Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), gas reserves in underground storage facilities (UGS) in France and the Netherlands have fallen below 50%.

As of January 15, French UGS facilities were 49.24% full and contained around 6.4 billion cubic meters. m of gas. Since the beginning of the heating season, withdrawals from storage facilities in the country have reached their maximum.

Gas reserves in storage facilities in the Netherlands have fallen to 47.58%, in Croatia to 47.74%. These are the lowest figures among all EU countries.

The highest level of storage capacity in Europe is currently observed in Portugal (close to 100%). Among the leaders in terms of reserves are also Sweden (88.04%), Spain (77.48%) and Poland (77.35%). UGS facilities in Italy are 71.44% full, Austria - 70.31%, Germany - 68.48%, Slovakia - 67.59%, Bulgaria - 65.18%, Hungary - 62.68%.

Stocks also fell below 60% in Latvia (59.92%), Czech Republic (59.34%), Romania (56.38%), Belgium (55.81%) and Denmark (53.87%).