As of last week, flows through this biggest pipeline bringing Russian natural gas to Europe were further reduced to 20 percent. What instigated the lower flow of natural gas through Nord Stream 1? Russian pipeline natural gas imports to the EU are set to decline by 45 percent in 2022 to just 80 bcm, compared to 145 bcm in 2021. EU member states agreed to reduce their natural gas consumption by 15 percent by April 2023. [17]But there is no escaping the fact that the EU will have to curb natural gas use by rationing supply.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2022 13:07 UTC