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EU Storage Injection Rate Still Below Normal

NATURAL GAS

European gas storage injections are still lagging below normal levels in April amid Norway maintenance but remain well above normal. European gas in storage is up to 57.60% according to GIE data from 22 Apr compared to the five year average of 37.6%.

  • European gas injections only have to be at roughly 70% of the normal rate to fill by 1 Nov according to Ira Joseph from Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. If gas is injected into storage at rates similar to last year, inventories would be full by the first week of August.
  • Stockpiles could be 100% full by late August if demand remains weak and LNG continues to flood Europe according to Morgan Stanley earlier this month.
  • Net European storage injections were up at 3,553GWh/d on 22 Apr compared to the five year average of 3,850GWh/d but injections have averaged about 960GWh/d so far this month compared to the five year average of nearly 1,700GWh/d.
  • Storage in Germany is at 162.8Wh (65.05% full), Italy is at 121.5TWh (62.8%), Netherlands at 85.5TWh (64.5%), Austria at 65.2TWh (67.2%) and France at 43.2TWh (32.3%).
    • TTF MAY 23 down -0.9% at 39.8€/MWh
    • TTF WIN 23 down -1.3% at 54.28€/MWh
    • TTF SUM 24 down -1.2% at 51.9€/MWh


Source: GIE / Bloomberg

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