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The German storage facilities hold gas for two months of typical January consumption rates.

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• cf141q5325 4y ago
  Ownership of that gas is however unclear https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/trotz-voller-speicher-regierung-weiss-nicht-wie-viel-gas-deutschland-zur-verfuegung-steht_id_157377763.html https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/trotz-voller-speich...
  • stjohnswarts 4y ago
    in a national emergency situation can't the government just take it and pay fair market value despite who owns it?
    • wumpus 4y ago
      The German government has already taken action several times during this crisis.
  • nosianu 4y ago
    (For non German speakers: that linked article's main point is that the gas in German storage may be sent to other European countries, it's not all reserved for the German market.) As a German, I'm perfectly fine with the reserves serving Europe and not just Germany. Even if/when we run low and have to suffer a bit. After all, we expect the same from others, that they help us out if they have some and we don't. Energy markets in Europe are connected, for electricity too. A picture: https://old.reddit.com/r/hardenergy/comments/2d4sgy/natural_gas_pipeline_network_of_europe_xpost/ https://old.reddit.com/r/hardenergy/comments/2d4sgy/natural_...