Russia’s Novak Casts Doubt on EU’s Winter Plan Amid Low Reserves
Pipes of the gas storage plant Reckrod are pictured near Eiterfeld, central Germany, Thursday, July 14, 2022, after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was shut down due to maintenance. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Gas reserves in the European Union’s underground storage facilities are well below historic norms, leaving it in an uncharted territory, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday. “Their gas reserves in underground storage facilities are at a historic low. How Europeans will get through the winter is a separate story,” Novak told Russian media. Europe’s underground gas storage levels were at 74.68% at the end of October, the lowest level seen since record-keeping began in 2011, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe data reviewed by Sputnik.
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