Gas volumes are expressed in standard cubic metres (SCM) with a traditional higher heating value (HHV) of 38.1 MJ/SCM. The basic figure is measured in energy (MJ) and obtained by multiplying the physical cubic metres actually measured by the relative heating value.
AVAILABILITY OF NATURAL GAS
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(billions of m3) |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Change |
% change | ||
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|
From imports |
75.17 |
70.27 |
67.61 |
(2.66) |
(3.8) | ||
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Domestic output |
8.14 |
8.03 |
8.17 |
0.14 |
1.7 | ||
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Total gas injected into the network |
83.31 |
78.30 |
75.78 |
(2.52) |
(3.2) | ||
|
Net balance of withdrawals from/injections into storage (*) |
(0.64) |
(0.89) |
(1.51) |
(0.62) |
69.7 | ||
|
Total availability of natural gas |
82.67 |
77.41 |
74.27 |
(3.14) |
(4.1) | ||
The availability of natural gas in Italy in 2012 was 74.27 billion cubic metres, down by 3.14 billion cubic metres (-4.1%) compared to 2011.
Volumes of gas injected into the national transportation network fell by 3.2% to 75.78 billion cubic metres (78.30 billion cubic metres in 2011). The reduction in imports (-2.66 billion cubic metres; -3.8%) was offset only partly by an increase in domestic production (+0.14 billion cubic metres; +1.7%).
Natural gas injected into the national network from domestic production fields or their collection and treatment centres was 8.17 billion cubic metres, up by 0.14 billion cubic metres (+1.7%) compared with 2011.
The analysis of imports by entry point is:
IMPORTS BY ENTRY POINTS
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(billions of m3) |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Change |
% change |
|
Entry points |
|
|
|
|
|
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Tarvisio |
22.49 |
26.45 |
23.85 |
(2.60) |
(9.8) |
|
Mazara del Vallo |
26.29 |
21.55 |
20.82 |
(0.73) |
(3.4) |
|
Gries Pass |
7.83 |
10.86 |
9.03 |
(1.83) |
(16.9) |
|
Gela |
9.41 |
2.34 |
6.47 |
4.13 |
|
|
Cavarzere (LNG) |
7.04 |
7.02 |
6.17 |
(0.85) |
(12.1) |
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Panigaglia (LNG) |
1.98 |
1.89 |
1.12 |
(0.77) |
(40.7) |
|
Gorizia |
0.13 |
0.16 |
0.15 |
(0.01) |
(6.3) |
|
|
75.17 |
70.27 |
67.61 |
(2.66) |
(3.8) |
Examination of imports by entry point shows lower volumes injected at Tarvisio (-2.60 billion cubic metres; -9.8%) owing to the fall in imports from Russia, at Gries Pass (-1.83 billion cubic metres; -16.9%), at Mazara del Vallo (-0.73 billion cubic metres; -3.4%) and at the Cavarzere and Panigaglia regasification terminals (-0.85 billion and -0.77 billion cubic metres respectively), offset by higher imports at Gela (+4.13 billion cubic metres), which was affected by the Libya crisis in 2011.
NATURAL GAS INJECTED INTO THE NETWORK BY ENTRY POINT
(% the total introduced)
VOLUMES OF NATURAL GAS INJECTED INTO THE NETWORK BY USER
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(billions of m3) |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Change |
% change |
|
eni |
35.45 |
35.12 |
36.29 |
1.17 |
3.3 |
|
Enel Trade |
10.34 |
9.34 |
8.43 |
(0.91) |
(9.7) |
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Other |
37.52 |
33.84 |
31.06 |
(2.78) |
(8.2) |
|
|
83.31 |
78.30 |
75.78 |
(2.52) |
(3.2) |
