Eurasia & Multipolarity

Europe has withdrawn 5% of gas injected into its underground gas storage facilities during the summer period in just ten days, according to TASS calculations based on Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) data. A cold snap has been forcing Europe to ramp up gas withdrawals from UGS facilities at a record pace in early November, further depleting fuel reserves that were already at historically low levels. Just 10 days have passed since underground gas storage facilities reached their peak fill level in the autumn (74.96%), yet the total volume withdrawn from them is already 2.2 times higher than the five-year average for this period.