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Energy: Richer orders gas storage – state-owned company to fill storage facilities

According to Handelsblatt information, Katherina Reiche instructs the state-owned company Sefe to store more natural gas - and is reacting to the low storage levels.

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Energy: Richer orders gas storage – state-owned company to fill storage facilities

German Economics Minister Katherina Reiche has instructed state-owned energy company Sefe to increase its natural gas storage. The move, approved by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, aims to enhance Germany's gas supply security. Reiche previously encouraged the state-owned gas importer to purchase gas for storage in mid-September, but this latest directive marks a stricter approach. The decision is a response to low German gas storage levels and ongoing geopolitical risks ahead of winter.

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