The French energy company announced on Tuesday that the Russian giant had informed it of additional and immediate reductions in its deliveries “due to a disagreement between the parties on the application of contracts”.
The French energy company Engie announced on Tuesday 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 had already decreased considerably since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, recently falling to only 1.5 TWh per month, said in a press release Engie, which had mentioned at the end of July a share of Russian gas in its supplies. around 4%. 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.
This figure is to be related to supplies “annual totals in Europe above 400 TWh“, adds the main gas supplier in France, of which the French State holds nearly 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.», is it indicated in the text. 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 on Franceinfo radio 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 survive the winter if the Russians cut it off and we used a lot of it“. At the end of July, Engie assured that it had significantly reduced its “financial and physical exposure to Russian gas”, which already represented only about 4% of its supplies. “It’s completely within the flexibility of our portfolios, so we’re not at all worried.“, had then declared its director general Catherine MacGregor.