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EU Maintains Small Gas Storage Injections Despite Tight Supply

NATURAL GAS

Europe is maintaining small net natural gas storage injection rates so far in August despite the curtailment to Norwegian pipeline gas supplies amid seasonal maintenance. The gradual return of Norwegian imports after this weekend may help to support further injections this month.

  • The Australian LNG strikes starting today are an added supply risk. The initial impact for Europe is likely to be muted but could increase with an extended period of disruption towards the start of the heating season.
  • Injection rates have dropped as total storage levels approach capacity and have averaged about 1,280GWh/d in the last week compared to the five year average for the period of just under 2,740GWh/d.
  • Injections typically continue until late October reaching a peak in the last few years of 97.8% full in Oct 2019.
  • European natural gas storage was at 93.47% full on a 6 Sep according to GIE data compared to the five year average for this time of year of 82.4%. Nearly all 18 EU AGSI reporting countries have reached the 90% full storage target.
  • Storage in Germany is at 238.4Wh (94.0% full), Italy is at 182.95TWh (93.7%), Netherlands at 135.4TWh (95.1%), France at 122.7Wh (90%) and Austria at 91.0TWh (93.2%).
    • TTF OCT 23 up 6.3% at 34.83€/MWh
    • TTF WIN 23 up 3.3% at 48€/MWh
    • TTF SUM 24 up 1.6% at 50.93€/MWh


Source: GIE / Bloomberg

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