Energy Minister Virgil Popescu assured on Wednesday that there are no problems with the arrival or supply of natural gas to Romania, and that the amount of natural gas already stored for the winter is ahead of schedule.

• “Storage in warehouses for the winter has significantly exceeded the estimated schedule. On September 1, the total capacity of Romanian warehouses should have been used by 57%. We are already at 70% and we expect to reach a minimum of 80% during September and continue to save. Natural gas inflows to Romania are within normal limits.
• There are currently no problems with the supply and receipt of natural gas. Of course, there may be specific situations in the market that should be reported and those who are watching should make decisions about verification,” said Minister Virgil Popescu on Wednesday, at the start of the government meeting.

Prime Minister Nicolae Chuke said last week he created an inter-ministerial committee aimed at ensuring energy resilience for the coming winter and implementing energy investments.

• “I have already received reports from the Ministry of Energy regarding the projects that will be implemented in the medium and long term, and the situation from NARE, and at the moment work is underway to analyze and define solutions, so that by August 31 we will come up with a decision in this sense,” – said Chuke.

Romania’s gas imports suddenly fell on Thursday, August 18, 2022 / Head of Transgaz: It’s probably not demand, it’s something normal

According to data analyzed by Profit.ro, on Thursday, August 18, 2022, imports of Russian gas destined for the domestic market fell sharply, with Romania importing mostly only transit gas that reaches Hungary. The head of Transgaz reacted by saying that 3 million cubic meters less was imported on Thursday than on Wednesday, adding that “this is something normal.”

On Thursday, August 18, surprisingly, the import of Russian gas entering Romania from the Turkish Stream gas pipeline through the connection point with Bulgaria suddenly stopped from the level of 8-9 million cubic meters per day to 4.8 million. cubic meters per day, of which 4.5 million cubic meters per day transit through Romania to Hungary via the Csanadpalota connection point, writes Profit.ro.

In connection with HotNews.ro, the director of Transgaz, Ion Sterian, said that “gas imports have not been stopped. Today we import 5.3 million cubic meters (m3) of gas, about 3 million cubic meters less than the previous day.” “Probably there was no demand here in Romania,” he said, adding that “there is no danger, it’s something normal.”