Pipeline designed to transport Russian gas to the EU. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 7 Gas injection into Europe's underground storage facilities continues, and they are already over 90% full, according to data from the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) Association of Gas Infrastructure Operators in Europe. gas days on October 5 (ended at 7:00 Moscow time on October 6), underground gas storage facilities (UGSF) were filled by 90.12%, the increase for the day amounted to 0.24 percentage points (p.p.). In total, they contain about 97.39 billion cubic meters. According to EU rules, by November 1 this year, all countries must fill UGS facilities by at least 80%, and in subsequent years — by at least 90%. The indicator of 80% has not yet been reached in Bulgaria (77.79%), Hungary (74.76%) and Latvia (53.13%). they are uneven. Gas storages usually provide only 25-30% of the gas consumed in Europe in winter, it was reported in the summer in the materials of the European Commission. Even close to the maximum reserves in UGS facilities in large EU countries do not guarantee a reliable passage of the autumn-winter period, Gazprom believes. Traditionally, the heating season in Europe begins in mid-October, although last year it fully started only in November.
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