Flow data indicates that delivery volume will be at 20 percent of pipeline capacity when the taps are reopened.
The price of natural gas in futures trading on the commodity exchange in Amsterdam falls by more than 7 percent after the data, down to 225 euros per megawatt hour. This can be compared with the historic price peak of 339 euros per megawatt hour at the end of August.
Despite the price drop, the natural gas price is ten times higher than the average price for the years before Russia began to cut gas supplies to the EU in the summer of 2021, which contributes to pushing up electricity prices in Sweden as well.