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France is deprived of Russian gas. The announcement was made on Friday June 17, when reserves have never been so low in Europe.
Vladimir Putin is cutting off the gas to France. For two days, one of the main gas pipelines coming from Russia, and passing through Germany, no longer exports any gas to our country. Moscow, which provides 17% of our consumption, is thus taking revenge for European sanctions. “Sanctions are a double-edged sword and work both ways”warned Vladimir Putin, President of Russia.
France had anticipated by importing more via Spain, but also more liquefied gas, with an increase of 60% since the beginning of the year. “No difficulty is expected during the summer to meet the needs of French consumers”, says the operator of the French network GRTGaz. But what about this winter? Because storage is at 56% today. “It will be very complicated because there is not much liquefied natural gas available anymore”believes Thierry Bros, energy expert and professor at Sciences Po. The tariff shield will be in place until the end of the year, but this is not the case for businesses and local authorities.