Overview
- Gazprom said withdrawals from European underground gas storage on December 24–25 were the highest ever recorded for those dates.
- Total European storage stood at 66.3 bcm on December 25, which the company reported is 9.9 bcm below the same date last year.
- German inventories fell below 60% by December 25, reaching that threshold about a month earlier than last winter.
- Dutch storage levels were at roughly 52.5% on the same date, according to the company.
- Gazprom highlighted the Baltic region as especially vulnerable, citing Inčukalns at 49.5% fill and warning that low stocks could jeopardize reliable supply through winter and potentially extend withdrawals into spring.