Overview

• Germany’s gas storage stands around 76–77 percent, down from about 96 percent a year ago, while the EU average is near 83 percent.
• Legal fill requirements were eased this year, with cavern sites targeted at 80 percent, porous reservoirs at 45 percent, and an average goal of roughly 70 percent.
• Regulators and industry groups say supply is stable and expect imports to cover demand, citing four operational floating LNG terminals and steady pipeline flows.
• The storage operators’ group INES argues a 70 percent target is inadequate for a very cold winter, noting stocks can fall by roughly one percentage point per day in such conditions.
• Officials highlight that many individual storage sites exceed 90 percent, including Haidach at 93 percent and Seven Fields at 90 percent, and say current levels already meet legal targets.