Gazprom fills Russia’s underground storage facilities with gas by more than 90%

There are no problems with preparations for filling underground gas storages in Russia for the autumn-winter period, the volume of gas injection is at the level of 91.4%. This was reported by “Gazprom”. A month earlier, this figure was 81%.

“Preparation for the readiness to pass the autumn-winter maximum is going on in the standard planned daily mode. As of August 24, the volume of gas injection into underground storage facilities in Russia amounted to 91.4%,” the statement said. Telegram channel companies.

On July 21, Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced that the storage facilities were 81% full, and that no problems with injection were foreseen.

Gazprom for the heating season was going to create an operational gas reserve at the level of 72.66 billion cubic meters. m.

The indicator of gas reserves in Europe, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), as of August 21 is 77.42%. This is the maximum since the last heating season in the winter of 2021-2022. European countries planned to stock up from 80% of gas by the winter period of 2022-2023. However, after Nord Stream cut its gas throughput to 20% of its total capacity in July, the rate of filling storage facilities in Europe fell due to rising gas prices. On August 25, the September spot futures price rose to $3,300 per 1,000 cubic meters. m. Today, August 26, the price was below $3,000.

Read more about the export of “Gazprom” in the publication “Kommersant” “Gas does not go to Europe”.

Polina Sobakina