MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. Europe’s daily liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports fell to a 23-month low in late July 2026 despite the heatwave and the need to replenish depleted underground gas storage (UGS) facilities, according to TASS calculations based on data from Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE).

Since the beginning of July, LNG flows from European terminals into the EU gas transmission system have fallen by 27% compared to the same period last year. Specifically, on July 26, daily LNG imports have dropped to their lowest level since August 2024, totaling just 212 mln cubic meters.

European underground gas storage facilities are currently 55.66% full (15.91 percentage points below the five-year average for this date) compared to 66.9% in the previous year. They hold around 60.8 bln cubic meters of gas, which is 12.5 bln cubic meters lower than last year’s levels.