Brussels - Saba:
Gas storage levels in the European Union have fallen to less than 50%, which is more than 18 percentage points less than the previous year, according to data from the Gas Infrastructure Association in Europe.
European storage facilities were filled by 49.99%, as of the night of February 6 (which ended on the morning of February 7).
According to the data, "this is 18.2 percentage points less than the same date last year, and since the beginning of the gas withdrawal season from storage facilities, early November, the filling level has decreased by 45.2 percentage points until today."
The total volume of stored gas now stands at about 55.7 billion cubic meters, which is about 19.9 billion cubic meters less than last year.
Experts from the Energy and Finance Institute pointed out that in the period from February to March, depending on the weather, another 12 to 20 billion cubic meters of reserves will be consumed.
As of April 1, the storage level should range from 34% to 42% (in 2024 it was 61%), according to the association.