Gas

Russia is capable of manufacturing by itself all the equipment necessary for expanding its domestic gasification network, Russian Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said on Friday. “We will be able to provide ourselves all the technological equipment and piping for the gasification of the whole country,” the minister said …

European Union member states have so far frozen Russian assets worth $13.8 billion since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders has said. “For the moment, we have frozen — coming from oligarchs and other entities — 13.8 billion euros [$13.8 billion], so it’s quite huge,” …

Russian gas giant Gazprom reduced its daily gas supplies by a third Italian energy giant Eni reported after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in Germany entered its first day of maintenance. Instead of supplying about 32 million cubic metres (bcm), the Russian company delivered only 21 million cubic metres on …

The supply of Russian natural gas to Greece remains normal, Greek government spokesman Ioannis Oikonomou told a briefing on Monday, adding that the suspension of deliveries via the Nord Stream gas pipeline due to scheduled maintenance had no effect whatsoever. Asked whether natural gas supply to Greece is sufficient in …

The German Federal Network Agency informed about termination of gas pumping over the Nord Stream pipeline. “The Nord Stream is serviced by Gazprom since today. Therefore, gas flows over the Nord Stream are currently equal to 0%,” the German regulator said on Monday in its gas supply report. Pipeline maintenance …

Russian gaz giant Gazprom begins 10 days of routine maintenance on its Nord Stream 1 pipeline on Monday — with Germany and other European countries watching anxiously to see if the gas comes back on. The annual work on the two pipelines was scheduled long in advance. The fear is …

Qatar, the second-largest LNG exporter in 2021, exported 77mn tonnes, compared to 77.1mn tonnes in 2020, International Gas Union (IGU) said in its World LNG report – 2022. Qatar accounted for 21% exports market share last year, IGU noted. Australia remained the largest exporter in 2021, exporting 78.5mn tonnes, an …

Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory may total around 40 mln cubic meters on Saturday, according to data released on the website of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU). Nominations for transit of Russian gas for July 9 via the gas distribution station Sokhranovka are absent, whereas nominations …

Italian energy company Snam acquired a new floating regasification vessel from BW LNG company to contribute to Italy’s energy security and diversification. The vessel has a maximum storage capacity of 170 thousand cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a continuous regasification capacity of about 5 billion cubic metres …

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said the European Union needs to make emergency plans to prepare for a complete cut-off of Russian gas in the wake of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. The EU has already imposed sanctions on Russia, including on some energy supplies, and is …