The price of gas in Europe has recorded a record since mid-January of the current year. So, the cost of a thousand cubic meters increased to $ 286 (21.5 thousand rubles). This is reported by the newspaper Izvestia.
It is noted that gas prices are growing against the background of reducing the receipt of liquefied natural gas (LNG). For the current week, its supply decreased by 8 percent in comparison with previous days of April.
fell and the level of fuel supply to underground storages. As the publication specifies, on the day they are replenished by no more than 0.1 percent. At the same time, the LNG deficit in the repositors of Europe felt after the cold winter.
In early April, it was reported that from underground storage facilities (PCGs) of Europe in the autumn-winter period, the record (65.6 billion cubic meters) was selected in the autumn-winter period. To restore exhaustive reserves, Europe needs to be downloaded by 57.3 percent (or by 23.9 billion cubic meters) Gas more than last year.