Closed gas cylinders should be filled before the hunting season begins

Danish gas storage facilities are not as full as they should be before the winter firing season, according to the Danish Energy Authority.

As a result, an auction is being launched to supply Denmark with more gas for storage.

The Danish Energy Authority writes in a press release.

Vice Director of the Authority, Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen, emphasizes that the overall supply situation is "good."

- However, Denmark is a little behind the EU target we aim to reach, and therefore we have an obligation to act, says Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen in the release.

By the end of June, Denmark's two underground gas storage facilities were 33% full.

The EU target for Denmark is 60% as of July 1.

By November 1, gas storage facilities should ideally be 90% full.

As a result, the Danish Energy Authority, on behalf of the government, has launched an auction to contribute to filling the gas storage facilities.

- There is gas on the market, and the auction will contribute to more of this gas being placed in the Danish storage facilities.

- It will contribute to supply security over the winter, says Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen.

Denmark's access to gas is good, writes the Energy Authority and refers to Denmark being "well connected to neighboring countries" and being able to get gas from Norway via the Baltic Pipe pipeline.

Gas production from the Danish fields in the North Sea exceeds annual gas consumption when operating at full capacity, according to the release.

- Denmark's access to gas is therefore good, and supply security is stable. A larger storage capacity will, however, make Denmark's gas supply security over the winter more robust, writes the Energy Authority.

The auction is being managed by Gas Storage Denmark and is scheduled to take place in September.

Danish gas storage facilities account for approximately 1% of the EU's total storage capacity.

The European gas storage facilities are on average 58% full, and according to the Energy Authority, this is at the same level as in previous years.

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