European natural gas soared to a fresh record as the U.S. said it was considering curbs on imports of Russian oil, a move that would add to supply fears across all energy markets. Dutch front-month gas, the European benchmark, jumped as much as 17% to an unprecedented 225 euros a …
Read More »High-Ranking Iraqi Delegation to Visit Iran to Discuss Gas Imports
A high-ranking Iraqi delegation is due to visit Tehran next week to discuss settling the country’s gas dues and resuming the imports of natural gas from Iran, Iraqi news portal sotalIraq.com quoted the spokesman of Iraq’s Electricity Ministry as saying. As ISNA reported on Sunday, Ahmed Musa said that a …
Read More »Europe Scrambles to Reduce Its Gas Dependency
Europe is scrambling to reduce its dependence on Russia for energy and bracing for potential disruption to critical natural gas supplies as Russia’s war in Ukraine sends prices to new highs. The Paris-based International Energy Agency said on March 3 that Russian gas imports could be cut by one-third this …
Read More »EIA: US Weekly LNG Exports Climb by Six LNGCs
According to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from EIA, U.S. LNG exports increased for the period between 24 February and 2 March 2022 compared to the week before. Specifically, they are up by six vessels. Twenty-four LNG vessels with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 92 billion cubic feet departed the …
Read More »Russian Gas Flow to Europe on Rise despite War
Russia’s natural gas flow to Europe is on the rise despite Russian attacks on Ukraine, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. Gas exports of Russian energy giant Gazprom to the EU via Ukraine stood at 109 million cubic meters per day on Dec. 1 last year but …
Read More »Study Says EU could Survive without Russian Gas next Winter
The European Union is capable of going through next winter without imports of Russian natural gas while avoiding serious damage to its economy, according to a new report by Belgium-based think tank Bruegel. The 27-nation bloc would need to curtail its demand by at least 10%-15% should Russia halt imports …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 Owner Considers Insolvency after Pipeline Halt and Sanctions
The Swiss-based company that built the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is considering filing for insolvency, sources said, as it tries to settle claims before a US sanction deadline for other entities to stop dealing with it. The US imposed sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG …
Read More »Russian Gas Transit via Ukraine Remains Stable despite Reported Pipe Blast
Ukraine’s transmission system operator GTSOU said on February 27 that it could not confirm there had been an accident at its transmission infrastructure in the east Kharkiv city, despite the Ukrainian government reporting earlier that day that Russian troops had blown up a pipeline there. Ukraine’s state service of special …
Read More »European Gas Jumps as Sanctions Spur Energy Shortage Concerns
European natural gas prices surged as another round of sanctions on Russia over the weekend fueled concerned about energy shortages. Futures traded in the Netherlands jumped as much as 36% on Monday. Western nations agreed to impose new sanctions to further isolate Russia’s economy and financial system after initial penalties …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Discovers Several New Natural Gas Fields
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. discovered a number of natural gas fields in the Central Region, the Empty Quarter desert, in addition to the Northern and Eastern borders, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.
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