The bloc has already drained its underground reservoirs, Russia’s energy giant has said The EU has been tapping its gas storage facilities at a rapid pace and had already used up its winter stockpile by January despite seasonal temperatures remaining in line with climate norms, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has reported. Before the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, Russian gas exports accounted for 40% of the bloc’s total supply. Gazprom, once the EU’s main supplier, reduced its