Russian natural gas flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline halved on Thursday morning on its way to Poland, data from German network operator Gascade showed, the same day that Moscow launched “a special military operation” in Ukraine. It was not immediately clear whether the lower flows were related to the developments …
Read More »Gazprom Says Russian Gas Exports to Europe via Ukraine Continue
Russian gas exports via Ukraine have continued as normal and are in line with requests from consumers, Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday. The company said the requests have been at 83 million cubic metres per day as of Feb. 24, up 31.4% from Feb. 23.
Read More »EU will soon Pay Double for Gas
Europeans will soon have to pay €2,000 ($2,200) per thousand cubic meters of natural gas, former Russian president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev tweeted on Tuesday. The warning comes after Germany ordered a halt to Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline certification. “German Chancellor Olaf Scholz …
Read More »Qatar Says ‘almost Impossible’ to Quickly Replace Russian Gas Supplies to Europe
Neither Qatar nor any other single country has the capacity to replace Russian gas supplies to Europe with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the event of disruption due to a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Qatar’s energy minister said on Tuesday, February 22. With most of Qatari volumes locked into …
Read More »Russia Plans to Continue Uninterrupted Gas Supplies to World Markets
Russia intends to continue uninterrupted supplies of gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), to world markets, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in the greetings to the participants and guests of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries, published on the Kremlin website on Tuesday. The Russian leader noted that expanding the …
Read More »Transit of Russian Gas via Ukraine Remains Low
The request for transit of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine remains low, equaling the level of the middle of January, according to data provided by the GTS (Gas Transmission System) Operator of Ukraine. Gas transit via Ukraine has been falling since the beginning of the month, standing at …
Read More »China Completes Foundations of World’s Largest LNG Storage Tanks
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) player in China, announced Sunday that it had completed concrete casting for the foundations of six world’s largest LNG storage tanks in Yancheng City of east China’s Jiangsu Province. The six storage tanks of 270,000 cubic meters, the …
Read More »S. Korea Contemplating Sharing LNG with Europe amid Ukraine Crisis
South Korea is thinking seriously about sharing its liquefied natural gas (LNG) inventories with Europe amid looming supply disruptions sparked by the Ukraine crisis, officials said Sunday. “The government is seriously contemplating supporting Europe should the situation aggravate in Ukraine and create difficulties in the supply of natural gas,” a …
Read More »Europe Is Running out of Space for LNG
After the massive influx of US liquefied natural gas to make up for lower pipeline supplies from Russia amid high demand, Europe is running out of processing capacity for the gas, Reuters has reported. Europe turned into the biggest market for US liquefied natural gas over the past three months …
Read More »Europe Remains Top Destination for U.S. LNG for Third Month
Europe’s call for U.S. liquefied natural gas continues to run hot in February and is poised to remain the top destination for U.S. shipments for the third month in a row, according to mid-month Refinitiv vessel tracking data on Tuesday. About three quarters of U.S. LNG volumes went to Europe …
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