德国正在确保额外的冬季天然气供应，因为储气量显著降低。德国天然气交易中心（Trading Hub Europe，简称THE）周五表示，已授予价值近2.45亿欧元（约合2.74亿美元）的合同，以确保维持足够的备用储备。
Germany is securing additional gas supplies for winter amid significantly lower storage levels, with contracts worth nearly €245 million ($274 million) awarded to ensure enough reserves are maintained on standby, Trading Hub Europe said on Friday.
THE是负责组织德国天然气市场的运营商，它表示，仅旨在保障2027年2月和3月供应的特别招标成本就约为1.07亿欧元。
THE, the operator responsible for organizing the German gas market, said special tenders aimed at safeguarding supply for February and March 2027 alone cost about €107 million.
这还要加上THE每年通过标准招标确保天然气供应以应对潜在管网瓶颈的约1.37亿欧元。
That is in addition to the approximately €137 million for the standard tenders through which THE secures gas supplies each year to address potential grid bottlenecks.
这些合同相当于一种保险，以防需要额外天然气。它们旨在为参与公司提供激励，使其将天然气在储气设施中存放更长时间，并可能储存额外的天然气量。
These contracts serve as a kind of insurance in case additional gas is needed. They are meant to offer an incentive for participating companies to keep gas in storage longer and potentially store additional volumes.
截至10月21日，德国天然气储存设施仅装满61.1%，而去年同期为75.4%。
As of October 21, German gas storage facilities were only 61.1% full, compared to 75.4% at the same time last year.