BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18. In August 2025, EU countries imported 12.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) of pipeline natural gas (PNG), marking a 5 percent year-on-year decline and a 1 percent drop compared to July, according to the latest Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) data, Trend reports.
Norway remained the EU’s leading supplier, covering roughly 60 percent of monthly PNG imports, followed by Algeria with around 20 percent. Algeria was the only producer to register a month-on-month increase in exports to the EU in August.
From January to August 2025, cumulative EU PNG imports reached 96 bcm, down 9 percent year-on-year. While Algerian PNG supply grew by 2 percent over this period, imports from Norway, Azerbaijan, and Libya saw slight declines. Still, in August, all three—Norway, Azerbaijan, and Algeria—recorded annual increases in supply.
Germany continued to play a central role as an entry point for pipeline flows, receiving 22 bcm during the eight-month period, a 7 percent rise year-on-year. Bulgaria also emerged as a growing import hub, with flows reaching 11 bcm, making it the EU’s third-largest entry point for PNG supplies. Meanwhile, PNG entries via the Netherlands, France, Greece, and Italy fell year-on-year, resulting in a combined shortfall of 3.3 bcm.
Russian flows through TurkStream increased by 7 percent compared with August 2024, while Algeria boosted its PNG exports through both of its supply routes. At the same time, the UK exported 5.1 bcm of regasified LNG into the EU via interconnector pipelines, 5 percent less than a year earlier, amid higher direct LNG imports by EU member states.
