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Europe's Gas Storage Filling Rates Drop to Lowest Since April: GIE

© AP Photo / Joerg SarbachA worker inspects parts of the largest gas storage facility of Western Europe in Rehden, northern Germany
A worker inspects parts of the largest gas storage facility of Western Europe in Rehden, northern Germany - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.09.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The daily filling rate of underground gas storage (UGS) facilities in Europe fell to a minimum since April, according to data from the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE).
According to the GIE, as of 04:00 GMT on September 29, UGS facilities in the European Union were filled by 88.25%, but only 0.18% were pumped per day.
Such low filling rates were observed only at the beginning of the season, which fully began in April, when European countries filled gas facilities by 0.12-0.19% per day. In general, in September, the EU has been filling its reserves by 0.29% per day compared to 0.37% in August.
At the same time, Latvia, which has filled its storage facility by only 52.79% and still fails to meet the EU target of 80%, has been withdrawing gas from UGS facilities for the second day in a row. Denmark has also been tapping UGS facilities for three days in a row.
The target level of 80%, which is to be reached by November 1, has still been exceeded by 14 of the 18 EU countries that have UGS facilities.
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