Published on 06/18/2022 14:00
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J. Bigard, AC. Le Sann, P Caron, S Gravelaine – france info
France TV
France will be deprived of Russian gas. The announcement came on Friday, June 17, when reserves in Europe were at an all-time low.
Vladimir Putin shuts off the gas in France. For two days, one of the most important gas pipelines from Russia through Germany has stopped exporting gas to our country. Moscow, which supplies 17% of our consumption, is taking revenge on European sanctions. “Sanctions are a double-edged sword and work both ways,” Russian President Vladimir Putin warned.
France had expected to import more via Spain, but also more LPG, up 60% year-to-date. “No difficulties are expected in the summer to meet the needs of French consumers,” says the manager of the French network GRTGaz. But what about this winter? Because the storage capacity today is 56%. “It gets very complicated because there’s not a lot of liquefied natural gas left,” estimates Thierry Bros, energy expert and professor at Sciences Po. Tariff protection will apply until the end of the year, but this is not the case for companies and municipalities.