The new flows are still modest, but they are helping to supply the market and, in particular, to build up stocks for the cold season.
In recent days, around 0.2 million cubic metres of gas per day has been flowing into Romania via Ruse–Giurgiu. This is significantly less than the volumes transported via Cardam–Negru-Voda, where flows reach 12–13 million cubic metres per day.
Thus, the total volume of gas imports into Romania is approaching 14 million cubic metres per day.
What is the imported gas used for?
A significant proportion of the gas entering Romania is not intended for domestic consumption. More than half of the imported volumes are transported to Hungary via the Arad–Szeged interregional gas pipeline.
The pipeline’s capacity ranges from 7.7 to 7.8 million cubic metres per day.
The remainder of the imported gas is used to supply the Romanian market and to replenish stocks in underground storage facilities as the cold weather sets in. In Romania, the storage fill rate stands at approximately 75 per cent, which is higher than the European Union average of around 67 per cent.
Some of the imported gas is also being redirected to the Republic of Moldova.
Currently, daily exports to the Republic of Moldova amount to approximately 2.2–2.5 million cubic metres.
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