Gazprom uses no Yamal–Europe capacity booked for Wednesday

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (PRIME) -- Russian gas giant Gazprom did not use the gas transit capacity of the Yamal–Europe pipeline booked for Wednesday, according to German operator Gascade.

On Tuesday, Gazprom booked 1.57 million cubic meters per hour of the capacity, or a total of 12.53 million cubic meters per day, which accounted for about 40% of the offer.

Reverse supplies by the pipeline stopped as well at midnight.

The Yamal-Europe pipeline, along with Nord Stream and Ukraine’s gas transportation system, is one of the key routes for Russian gas delivery to Europe. The 2,000-kilometer pipeline runs through Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany and can pump 33 billion cubic meters of gas a year.

A long-term contract between Gazprom and Poland on transit via the Yamal-Europe pipeline ended in 2020, and Gazprom started booking capacity at auctions.

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