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Since the start of the heating season on October 28, European countries have withdrawn almost 3 billion cubic meters of gas from underground storage; net withdrawal exceeded 2 billion cubic meters, more than three times the average over the past five years.
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с начала отопительного сезона 28 октября европейские страны отобрали из ПХГ почти 3 млрд куб. м газа. Чистый отбор — разница между объемами отбора и закачки — превысил 2 млрд куб. м. Это более чем втрое выше среднего показателя за последние пять лет.
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