Europe “ready as it can be” for upcoming winter: interview [Gas in Transition]
Europe “ready as it can be” for upcoming winter: interview [Gas in Transition]
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Europe “ready as it can be” for upcoming winter: interview [Gas in Transition]
Summary
Didier Holleaux, the International Gas Union’s regional coordinator for Europe, believes the continent is in good shape to get through winter with sufficient gas supply, but cold weather and disruptions in Russian pipeline and LNG supply still pose a risk. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 9] by: NGW
Europe “is as ready as it can be” for the upcoming winter, with European natural gas facilities filled to close to full capacity well ahead of the start of the heating season and additional volumes being stockpiled in west Ukraine, Didier Holleaux, regional coordinator at the International Gas Union, tells NGW. But he warns that risks remain, noting that in the event of a cold winter and/or further disruptions to Russian pipeline and LNG supply, steps might still have to be taken to restrict consumption. The EU’s gas storage facilities were 94.4% full as of September 16, equating to around 97.2bn m3 of gas stored, while traders had accumulated a further 1.8bn m3 in Ukraine as of September 13, according to the country’s energy ministry. Uk...
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