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Russia’s pipeline gas exports to Europe slumped to a new monthly record-low in January, falling by nearly 30% from December due to lower prices on the spot market, according to Reuters calculations. Russia’s gas giant Gazprom has seen exports to Europe decline since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year …

European natural gas rose as forecasts showed the weather turning cooler than previously estimated next week. Futures for delivery in March rose as much as 11%. Some weather models are showing temperatures dropping again after a warm spell, potentially boosting demand for gas and forcing more withdrawals from fuller-than-normal storage …

European natural gas dropped with fuller-than-normal stockpiles countering higher demand, while an ongoing icy spell was forecast to end next week. Benchmark futures fell as much as 11%, extending Monday’s decline. The frigid weather has raised gas usage for heating, but high storage levels and strong deliveries of liquefied natural …

The long-awaited winter energy crisis has finally hit…but it wasn’t in Europe after all. On Monday, almost the entirety of Pakistan was left without power when a misguided energy saving strategy by the government backfired. Runaway inflation, a severely weakened currency, and rapidly emptying foreign exchange reserves have left Pakistan …

Despite the recent plunge in the European benchmark gas prices to below the North Asian benchmark, Europe continues to attract most of the U.S. exports of LNG as demand in Asia is still weak. Last week, around 68% of the LNG shipments out of the United States were headed to …

Europe is still awash with liquefied natural gas despite a crash in benchmark prices as demand in Asia remains lackluster. A few weeks ago, it became more profitable to deliver US LNG to Asia than to Europe, but that premium has been insufficient to lure cargoes away from a region …

Europe imported nearly one-quarter of all LNG traded last year, becoming the premium market for liquefied natural gas as it seeks to replace Russian pipeline gas supply. This year, Europe needs to import even larger volumes of LNG—in the absence of much of the Russian gas—to refill gas storage sites …

China is snapping up cargoes of crude that would normally head to Europe, spooking the continent’s physical oil traders who’ve just seen imports from Russia all but halt at a time when local demand is rising. The world’s largest oil importer already bought 5 million barrels of mostly-Kazakh crude for …

Europe is set for the warmest January in decades, easing an energy crunch that has hammered the region for months. Mild conditions are likely to persist across the region until the end of the month, with a strong polar weather system inhibiting cold outbreaks, according to forecaster Maxar Technologies Inc. …

Natural gas prices in Europe fell back to pre-war levels, as a bout of mild weather reduced demand and eased fears of a prolonged supply crunch. Benchmark futures fell as much as 11% as a warm spell curbs heating demand and blustery conditions cut use of gas in power generation. …