Gazprom further reduces its gas deliveries, announces Engie

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The group claims to have already put in place measures to be able to supply its customers, even in the event of an interruption in Gazprom flows.

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New restrictions to come. The French energy company Engie announced on Tuesday August 30 that the Russian giant Gazprom had informed it of additional and immediate reductions in its gas deliveries to it. “due to a disagreement between the parties on the application of contracts”.

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Deliveries of Russian gas to Engie have already dropped significantly since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, recently dropping to just 1.5 TWh per month, Engie said in a statement. This figure relates to supplies “annual totals in Europe above 400 TWh”adds the main gas supplier in France, of which the French State holds almost 24%.

The group recalls that it has already put in place measures to be able to supply its customers even in the event of an interruption in Gazprom flows. “Engie had already secured the volumes necessary to ensure the supply of its customers and for its own needs”the statement said.

Last Thursday, France’s gas stocks exceeded the 90% fill threshold for the winter, according to the European Aggregated Gas Storage Inventory (AGSI) platform and France is on track to meet its 100% fill target. here November. Government spokesman Olivier Véran confirmed to franceinfo on Tuesday that the objective would be achieved. “by the end of summer” but warned that this did not mean that France would have “enough gas to get through the winter if the Russians cut it off and we used a lot of it”.


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