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EU’s Latest Joint Gas Buying Three-Times Oversubscribed: EC

NATURAL GAS

The EU’s latest tender to buy gas jointly has received offers from international firms to supply nearly three-times the volumes being sought for purchase, the EC said, cited by Reuters.

  • The EC launched the tender earlier this month and attracted offers for 97.4 bcm of gas to 19 EU members who had asked for 34 bcm.
  • Buyers were looking to buy 15 bcm of LNG and 18 bcm of pipeline supplies.
  • The latest tender was the first in which companies could seek gas for longer-term deliveries out to Oct. 2029.
  • The EU is planning to pass legislation which would make the buying scheme permanent.

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