LNG

French pipeline company GRTgaz has inaugurated its Val de Saone project in eastern France that will fully amalgamate LNG and pipeline supplies and boost capacity on the North-South axis, creating a single natural gas market in France from November.

The French Val de Saone pipeline allowing the supply of additional natural gas supplies from the North to the South of France will be fully operational by November and provide the final part in the creation of a single French gas trading market.

LNG importer France said record levels of demand have been placed on its gas-fired power plants to support the electricity network and while it expects smooth operations this winter things could become “tricky” as the months progress.