Concerns over Russian gas flows to Europe
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Russia’s Gazprom has emptied its gas storage facilities in western Europe to unusually low levels ahead of the winter, adding to fears Moscow is using supply shortages to push prices to record levels
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Natural gas storage levels, % full (as of Oct 28, 2021)*

Countries with Gazprom facilities 
No Gazprom facilities
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Gas pipelines from Russia

Nord Stream 2

RUSSIA
Netherlands 60
France 94
Germany 70
Poland 96
Czech Rep. 87
Austria 56
Italy 87
Spain 80

*Selected countries shown
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Russian gas exports to Europe
Total gigawatt-hour by week (000s)

40 30 20 10 0

Oct 2019 
Oct 2020 
Oct 2021

Some analysts suggest Russia could  be holding back supplies to speed up approval of newly-built Nord Stream 2 
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Sources: BBC, Financial Times, Gas Infrastructure Europe Picture: Getty Images 
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