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Europe Maintains Small Net Storage Injections

NATURAL GAS

The European gas market is still holding onto small storage injections despite the extended period of Norwegian maintenance limiting supplies for longer than anticipated.

  • Injection rates have dropped as total storage levels approach capacity and amid reduced pipeline supplies into Europe. Net injections averaged about 881GWh/d in the week to 11 Sep compared to the five year average for the period of just over 2,540GWh/d.
  • European natural gas storage has edged higher to 93.85% full on a 11 Sep according to GIE data compared to the five year average for this time of year of 83.5%. Nearly all 18 EU AGSI reporting countries have reached the 90% full storage target with Latvia and Belgium the only countries below the level.
  • Ukraine storage is up to 33.6% full with foreign companies storing natural gas in the country this summer as EU stores near capacity.
  • Storage in Germany is at 238.5Wh (94.0% full), Italy is at 184.1TWh (94.3%), Netherlands at 135.6TWh (95.2%), France at 122.8Wh (90.1%) and Austria at 90.9TWh (93.1%).
    • TTF OCT 23 up 2.4% at 35.52€/MWh
    • TTF WIN 23 up 1.2% at 47.76€/MWh
    • TTF SUM 24 up 0.9% at 50.62€/MWh

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The European gas market is still holding onto small storage injections despite the extended period of Norwegian maintenance limiting supplies for longer than anticipated.

  • Injection rates have dropped as total storage levels approach capacity and amid reduced pipeline supplies into Europe. Net injections averaged about 881GWh/d in the week to 11 Sep compared to the five year average for the period of just over 2,540GWh/d.
  • European natural gas storage has edged higher to 93.85% full on a 11 Sep according to GIE data compared to the five year average for this time of year of 83.5%. Nearly all 18 EU AGSI reporting countries have reached the 90% full storage target with Latvia and Belgium the only countries below the level.
  • Ukraine storage is up to 33.6% full with foreign companies storing natural gas in the country this summer as EU stores near capacity.
  • Storage in Germany is at 238.5Wh (94.0% full), Italy is at 184.1TWh (94.3%), Netherlands at 135.6TWh (95.2%), France at 122.8Wh (90.1%) and Austria at 90.9TWh (93.1%).
    • TTF OCT 23 up 2.4% at 35.52€/MWh
    • TTF WIN 23 up 1.2% at 47.76€/MWh
    • TTF SUM 24 up 0.9% at 50.62€/MWh