That's a hugeconcern, particularlyasanalystswarnedthatskyhighgaspricesarelikelytobeheretostayforthatperiodforpolicymakers, thisisreallythestuffofnightmares.
Forexample, in 2017, energygiantCentricashutdowntheUK's largestnaturalgasstoragefacilityafteritwasdeemedneithersafenorfinanciallysustainableenoughtooperate.
Thedeclineindomesticproductionincreasedthesecountries, relianceoninternationalsupplierssuchasRussiataketheNetherlandsimportsrosefromnearly 17,000 m3 in 2009 tomorethan 49,000 and 2019.
Actually, I recentlyspoketotheChiefexecutiveofUkraineStateEnergygiantNaftagets, andinourconversations, hewastellingmethathebelievestheKremlinisusinggasas a geopoliticalweapon.