In the first quarter of 2019, gas consumption in the EU continued to decrease compared to the same quarter in 2018, primarily owing to mild winter weather, according to the European Commission's gas market report published on 28 June.
Gas consumption in the first quarter of 2019 in the EU was 163 billion m3, compared to 169 billion m3 a year earlier.
The report also shows that: - EU gas production fell by 8% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, to 31 bcm; - gas production decreased in all major EU producing countries, including the United Kingdom and the Netherlands; - net gas imports increased by 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019 in the EU (Russian pipeline supplies covered 40% of extra-EU gas imports).
The report also shows that imports of LNG (liquefied natural gas) increased by 126%.
The top three LNG suppliers in Europe were Qatar (22% of all LNG imports), Russia (21%) and the United States (13%).
To read the report: https://bit.ly/323V5TX (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)