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Ukraine is taking an average of 40 million cubic meters of gas per day from its underground gas storage facilities (UGS), which is 18 million m3 less than the average daily withdrawal in the corresponding period over the past three years, Logos Press reported.

Prolonged severe frosts in Europe have revealed the vulnerability of the gas supply system of EU countries without Russian pipeline gas and long-term contracts, Logos Press reported, citing an article in the Austrian Exxpress.

Romania’s Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan said Sunday night that Romania has enough gas for the cold season and that the country’s energy system is not affected in any way by aid to Moldova and Ukraine. “Today Romania is the largest producer of natural gas in the EU,” Ivan said, emphasizing that storage facilities are full and that the country has not imported gas from Russia since 2023, Logos Press reported.

A special legal regime – economic state of emergency – has been introduced in the Transnistrian region for 30 days. The regional Supreme Council on Thursday at an emergency session approved the relevant decree of the regional head Vadim Krasnoselsky. The document will come into force 6 hours after its promulgation.

Natural gas tariffs for consumers will not be changed until January, but rates may be revised after settlements are finalized by the new state-owned supplier Energocom, Logos Press reported.

Natural gas supply contracts between Turkey’s state-owned BOTAS and Russia are set to expire at the end of this year, but negotiations for a new contract have yet to be heard of, creating worrying uncertainty in the country’s market,” Logos Press reported.

Profile committees of the European Parliament voted in favor of a complete ban on imports of Russian gas and oil from January 2026, tightening the initial position of the European Commission – reports Logos Press with reference to DW.

In Germany, the heating season has started with an alarming announcement by the state-owned energy company Uniper, which intends to close one of its largest gas storage facilities in Breitbrunn “for economic reasons”. – reports Logos Press.

Bulgarian state-owned gas transportation operator Bulgartransgaz said on Friday it had signed a long-term loan agreement worth 200 million leva (102.3 million euros) with United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) to finance the Vertical Gas Corridor project to increase natural gas transit capacity between Greece and Ukraine,” Logos Press reported.

Moldova’s designated natural gas supplier, state-owned Energocom, does not intend to accumulate large gas reserves in foreign underground storage facilities. The company’s director, Eugeniu Buzatu, said that the supplier will limit itself to a minimum gas reserve of 15%.

Russia’s attack on the gas infrastructure near Orlovka (Ukraine) has not affected Moldova’s gas supply. Including on the left bank of the Dniester.

Liquefied hydrocarbon gas supplies from Russia for export in the first half of 2025 fell by 22% to 1.3 million tons, – reports Logos Press with reference to RBC.