For how many days do we have natural gas in the storage in Chiren? The estimates of Bulgartransgaz, which manages it, show that if Russian supplies stop today, the fuel will arrive there in no more than a month, and with limited use.
“Yesterday the consumption in our country was about 11 million cubic meters and from now on you can see at each point a total of how much has entered the system,” he told bTV the executive director of Bulgartransgaz Vladimir Malinov. He added that he regularly checks whether gas is flowing from Russia. “Not only when I wake up, but also before I go to bed. We have a system that monitors the amount and pressure on an hourly basis – this before I go to bed, and after I get up I check it, even sometimes at night,” he added. .
There are currently about 100 million cubic meters of blue fuel in storage. A shutdown of Russian gas will trigger an emergency plan and a restrictive regime. Gas will be directed mainly to district heating companies and gas distribution companies, which serve household consumers and only for key enterprises.
“I believe that we could provide the most vulnerable clients with the relevant restrictions for them within 30 days,” Malinov added.
If Russian supplies are cut off, the purchase of liquefied natural gas from Greece and Turkey will also be considered. However, in any case, it will rise significantly in the event of such a market turmoil. In these separators, the liquid phase is separated from the gaseous phase during drilling. Chiren’s enlargement has been talked about for 10 years, but real steps are only being taken now. The capacity of the gas storage is currently 550 million cubic meters. It is expected to double after enlargement to 1 billion cubic meters. However, this will happen in 2024.
Delyan Dobrev: They are manipulating the data about “Chiren”, if I say about “Bulgargaz”, Rashkov’s cars will be waiting for me in front of us
The same thing is happening in the case of Gazprom and the search for another supplier. If they do not want to re-sign the contract or we stop buying gas from Gazprom, we must do so as soon as possible. “Keep capacity in the regasification terminal in Greece, because there are 2 sources from which we can get gas – Gazprom and liquefied gas,” GERB MP Delyan Dobrev told Bulgaria ON AIR.
According to him, there are not enough regasification terminals in Europe.
“Europe has regasification terminals of about 200 billion cubic meters, of which about 140 are used. About 70-80 billion cubic meters are free, and at the same time we import 150 billion cubic meters from Russia. If we fill all terminals in Europe to the maximum and they work around the clock, Europe will not have about 80 billion cubic meters to replace Russian gas, “he said.
Asked what is happening with the dubious deals that Bulgargaz is making, he replied: “Today the new boss said that they have checked the deals and they are quite correct. If so, why don’t they publish them? Why don’t they say who the buyers are and who We have information, but I can’t say it because they kept it secret, and if I say it, Rashkov’s cars will be waiting for me in front of my house, but I want to ask if there are cabinet representatives involved in these commercial companies? I learned that there were three. “
He explained that Chiren’s capacity continues to be depleted. As far as I understand, they are manipulating the data for Chiren, because in every price statement by Bulgargaz to the EWRC they state that they will use all the available gas in Chiren because it is cheaper, but they do not use it. , they take gas from the pipe, which is more expensive “, the MP commented.
Vasil Velev on the expiring contract with Gazprom: Let’s not spit in the old wellbefore we dug the new one
Probably at the moment, due to the war in Ukraine, it is not possible to renew the contract with Gazprom, but there is no need to declare that it will not be renewed, because we are in a special situation compared to other European countries, as we are the only country whose contract expires at the end of the year.The other countries have long-term contracts, some of them at good prices. because if there is no long-term contract, there must be clarity on how we will be supplied with gas, on which routes, whether we have reserved capacities, whether we have provided quantities, at what price. ” This was said on bTV by Vasil Velev – Chairman of the Board of the Association of Industrial Capital in our country. “This Azerbaijani gas, agreed in September, cannot replace the whole amount, even if we assume that we will buy gas from someone else, ie directly. And before we dig a new well, say Eastern wisdom, we should not spit in “There must be security of supply and there must be a perspective not only in terms of quantities but also in terms of prices, and that is why the employers’ organizations addressed a letter to the Prime Minister,” Velev said.
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