Germany Orders SEFE to Inject Additional Gas into Storage by December 15

Germany's state-owned energy company Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) has been directed by the government to procure and inject an additional 8 terawatt-hours of natural gas into storage by December 15. This directive comes as Germany's gas inventories remain below statutory targets, with storage facilities only 57.6% full as of September 29, holding 142.6 TWh of gas.

The standard legal target is to have 80% of storage capacity filled by November 1, while six designated facilities have a target of 45%. Germany's level in the European Union's measurement was also reported at 57.74%, with 142.91 TWh in storage. The country imported 15.1 TWh of gas through pipelines and 1.9 TWh through liquefied natural gas terminals between September 21 and September 27.

The Federal Network Agency has assessed Germany's gas supply as stable, placing the risk of strained supply at low. However, storage levels are only one factor in winter supply security, with pipeline and LNG imports, infrastructure capacity, and demand also affecting the country's ability to meet consumption.