Turkey plans to purchase more oil and gas from Iran amid greater energy needs and developing ties between the two countries, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. Making the remarks in an interview with the state-owned broadcaster, TRT Haber, on Monday, Erdogan said: “Turkey will increase its purchases of oil …
Read More »Gazprom Reducing Daily Gas Deliveries to Italian Eni
Russian Gazprom is reducing daily gas deliveries to Italian Eni company by almost 20.6 percent, Trend reports with reference to Eni. “Gazprom informed it will deliver gas volumes for approximately 27 million cubic meters today, compared to daily deliveries of approximately 34 million cubic meters made in recent days. Eni …
Read More »Turkey Prepares to Drill for Gas off Cyprus Early next Month
Turkey will resume gas exploration off its coast in the Mediterranean on 9 August, the energy ministry said Tuesday (26 July). “Turkish drilling ship Adbulhamid Han will start a mission in the Mediterranean on 9 August departing from the Mersin port” in the south of the country, it said in …
Read More »EU Ministers Struggle over 15% Gas-Cut Plan
EU energy ministers gather in Brussels on Tuesday (26 July) for a special council meeting, with several countries aiming to water down the EU Commission’s winter emergency gas plan. Some member states are hoping to soften the bloc’s plan to require them to use less gas over winter, as Europe …
Read More »US LNG Exports to Europe on Track to Surpass Biden Promise
When U.S. President Joe Biden promised European leaders in March that he would help secure new supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to offset shortages from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his pledge was greeted with scepticism. After all, the U.S. LNG industry was already hitting its export limits and the …
Read More »Azerbaijan Ready to Double Gas Supplies to Bulgaria
According to SeeNews, Azerbaijan is ready to supply to Bulgaria 0.5 – 1 billion m3 (bcm) of natural gas per year in addition to the amount of 1 bcm it has already agreed to deliver, outgoing Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov said. Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil and gas company Socar has …
Read More »EU Close to Gas Rationing Deal amid Fears of Cutting off Gas Supplies from Russia
The European Union’s proposal to countries to reduce gas demand by 15% will not be enough to survive the winter in the face of continued cuts in Russian gas supplies. This was stated by the Minister of the environment of Ireland, Eamon Ryan, Reuters reported. Fifteen percent will probably not …
Read More »EU Faces Solidarity Test over Forced Cuts in Russian Gas Fight
European Union countries are set to tussle over emergency regulation that could force 15% cuts in gas consumption through the winter if Russia escalates its showdown with the bloc by halting deliveries. Energy ministers from the bloc’s 27 member states will meet on Tuesday to wrangle over backing a proposal …
Read More »Russian Gas Supply Uncertainty Sends Asian Fuel Prices Surging
Asian natural gas prices are rallying on fears that Russia will slash supply again and worsen a global fuel shortage. The North Asia liquefied natural gas benchmark jumped 12% Friday, and is trading near the highest level since Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the global market, according to data from …
Read More »Germany’s Gas Supply Situation Stabilizes after Restart of Nord Stream 1
During the temporary halt to Russian gas supplies via Nord Stream 1, gas flows to Germany were significantly reduced, putting further pressure on prices. The German government aims to fill storage to 95 percent of capacity by November. BERLIN, July 25 (Xinhua) — German gas supplies are solid again as …
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