A visit to gas storage facility in Hungary

STORY: A visit to gas storage facility in Hungary DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: ZSANA, Hungary CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gas storage facility 2. STANDUP (English): ATTILA VOLGYI, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ATTILA VOLGYI, Xinhua reporter "I am Attila Volgyi, correspondent with Xinhua News Agency. I'm now at the natural gas storage facility operated by Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd in the village Zsana, about 150 kilometers south of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. As we can see behind me, these are gas pipes of the natural gas storage facility. The Zsana underground gas storage facility has a maximum capacity of 2,200 million cubic meters. That makes it the biggest capacity gas storage in Hungary. Europe faces the prospect of natural gas supply shortage as a result of sanctions against Russia. But Hungary will receive gas through pipes and is able to load the strategic storages in preparation for the winter season. About 85 percent of Hungarian

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

(220521) -- ZSANA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows a view of a natural gas storage facility operated by Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd. in the village of Zsana, Hungary, May 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: EU's attempt to ban Russian oil imports reaches deadlock" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

(220521) -- ZSANA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gas pipes are seen at a natural gas storage facility operated by Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd. in the village of Zsana, Hungary, May 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: EU's attempt to ban Russian oil imports reaches deadlock" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

(220521) -- ZSANA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows a natural gas storage facility operated by Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd. in the village of Zsana, Hungary. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: EU's attempt to ban Russian oil imports reaches deadlock" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

(220521) -- ZSANA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows a natural gas storage facility operated by Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd. in the village of Zsana, Hungary. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: EU's attempt to ban Russian oil imports reaches deadlock" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

(220521) -- ZSANA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gas pipes are seen at a natural gas storage facility operated by Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd. in the village of Zsana, Hungary, May 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: EU's attempt to ban Russian oil imports reaches deadlock" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

HUNGARY-ZSANA-EU-GAS SUPPLY

(220521) -- ZSANA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows a view of a natural gas storage facility operated by Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd. in the village of Zsana, Hungary. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: EU's attempt to ban Russian oil imports reaches deadlock" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)