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EU Gas Storage Withdrawals Fall To Lowest So Far This Year

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EU net withdrawal rates fell to the lowest this year at just 1,232TWh/d on Feb 18 according to the latest GIE data.

  • Net storage withdrawals have been around 42.5% below normal in the week to Feb 18 with withdrawals of around 2,530GWh/d compared to the previous five year average of about 4,410GWh/d.
  • Net European gas storage is above the previous five year range highs at 65.32% full on Feb 18 according to GIE data compared to the seasonal five year average of 49.0% due to the low withdrawal rates this winter.
  • Based on the withdrawal rates from the last ten years from now until the end of March the EU storage level is likely to fall to between 46.7% and 62.1% and remain above the previous five year end of season average of around 41.5%.
  • Storage in Germany is down to 182.4Wh (71.6% full), Italy to 117.8TWh (59.8%), Netherlands to 83.8TWh (58.8%), Austria to 78.1TWh (80.0%) and France to 66.4TWh (49.45%).
    • TTF MAR 24 up 1.9% at 24.15€/MWh


Source: GIE / Bloomberg

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