The strikers at the Storengy underground storage facilities, a subsidiary of Engie, who for a few days blocked the emission of gas into the network at several sites, now want to avoid the reverse operation and therefore the filling of the storage facilities for next winter, we learned Thursday from concordant sources.
“The gas situation has completely changed,” said Frédéric Ben, head of the gas sector at CGT Energie, which is coordinating the strike against the pension reform. He listed the mild temperatures, the resumption of activity for several days at the Dunkirk LNG terminal and pipeline gas imports “at maximum”.
An 80% drop in gas production in the network
Consequently, employees of the Dunkerque LNG terminal, operated by Belgian group Fluxys, have again joined the other three LNG terminals in France, operated by Engie subsidiary Elengy, for a 24-hour strike, it said. the CGT. , information confirmed by management. The strikers have “reduced by 80% the gas production in the network” of this terminal, according to Frédéric Ben.
The CGT wants to go further and directly prevent the injection of gas into underground storage, according to Fréderic Ben, who indicates that the Etrez (Ain) storage site has been closed. Information that the management does not confirm, which indicates that “there are no sites where the injection is impossible due to blockades”, despite the presence of pickets at the 11 Storengy sites. Given the strike at the Dunkirk LNG terminal, the group “will no longer be able to inject” gas for a long time, estimated Frédéric Ben.
Source: BFM TV
