Interest in joint gas purchases continues

Interest in joint gas purchases in the EU continues. In a third round of tenders, suppliers submitted offers with a volume of 18.1 billion cubic meters of gas, EU Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said on Friday. The figure was 18.7 billion in the first round and 15.2 billion in the second. A total of 16.5 billion cubic meters had previously been demanded by 39 European companies – a record.