Europe began the season of withdrawing gas from underground storage facilities at a record high. The occupancy rate of underground gas storage facilities in Europe at the start of the withdrawal season, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe, was a historic low of 74.9%. This figure has been in decline since October 28. Gas is already being withdrawn from storage facilities at a rapid rate. Withdrawals on October 28-29 and November 1-2 were the highest ever recorded on these days. Source: Gazprom.