EU countries agree deal to cut use of gas this winter

[Argoo]

% filling of gas storage facilities, from the standard, excluding 15% savings in 2022/2023 (!!!), as of September 01, 2022

We won't freeze to death, but it's terrible for industry. Just recently, several large factories had to shut down because of high gas prices. That means less jobs and more importing, and none of that is good considering the current inflation and euro exchange rate.
Heating isn't the main reason for our high gas consumption.

The countries of the European Union, including Germany, have been very successful this winter without Russian energy sources. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag, saying that the EU plans for climate neutrality "will be achieved", which will be good for the country and the continent as a whole. According to Scholz, 2022 "showed us what we can achieve together if we stand in solidarity and act decisively."

He spoke about how, within a few months, Germany became independent from Russian energy carriers and built new pipelines and terminals for liquefied gas. "No one had to freeze, there was no economic recession and there was no shutdown of industrial enterprises. It worked because all those responsible rallied. From this experience we need to take to Europe the confidence that the great transition that lies ahead of us will be achieved. It will end well for us in Germany and for Europe..."

https://nangs.org/news/markets/germaniya-stala-nezavisima-ot-postavok-gaza-i-nefti-iz-rossii-zayavil-sholts
https://focus.ua/world/553273-germaniya-bolshe-ne-zavisit-ot-rossiyskih-nefti-i-gaza-sholc

So, the fear-mongering of European countries by Russia turned out to be just ordinary propaganda. Now let's see with what already military result Russia will approach the summer - autumn of this year. I think that this result will be catastrophic for Russia.

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[DrBeer]

The voluntary reduction of gas consumption by EU countries may help to alleviate the current gas shortage to some extent, but it is unlikely to completely solve the problem.

the reduction of gas consumption may have some negative economic impacts, particularly for industries that rely heavily on gas. It may also be difficult to sustain the reduction over the long term, as energy demands are likely to increase as time goes by.

You don't quite understand what's going on
1. Thanks to the warm winter, the EU countries have significantly reduced consumption and saved both gas reserves and money.
2. But by the winter of 2022/2023, the EU countries, or rather the largest, and countries that are highly dependent on Russian gas (primarily Germany, Italy, France) - found alternative suppliers, signed LONG-TERM contracts with adequate suppliers, and by the beginning of the winter season completely filled the gas storage facilities with the required volume of gas for a standard winter!
And this means that not next year, nor in a year - this problem will not happen again. How will the receipt of money for gas to the country by a terrorist not be repeated

[Ozero]

Putin's blackmail of Europe, and then a sharp reduction in gas supplies to it as punishment for supporting Ukraine in Russian military aggression against it, led to the fact that the largest sales market for Russia and its Gazprom in Europe was lost, and perhaps forever. At the same time, Putin's hopes that Europe would freeze without Russian gas have been dashed.

LNG supplies to Europe have happily replaced the US, which increased LNG sales to foreign markets by 141% last year. Europe received the vast majority of the liquefied natural gas sent by the Americans - as much as 64%. At the same time, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Spain took over 74% of US LNG supplies to Europe.

Now Russia is having a hard time finding new buyers, because no one needs this gas in such large volumes as it was previously supplied to European countries. Therefore, Russia has to sell it to China with big discounts of 70% or more.

https://news.obozrevatel.com/ukr/abroad/putin-zrobiv-ssha-podarunok-pro-yakij-voni-navit-ne-mriyali.htm