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European natural gas prices started the new year declining as mild weather curbed demand. Benchmark futures dropped as much as 7.9% to the lowest level since February 21, extending three weeks of net declines. Weather forecasts point to temperatures above seasonal norms for most of the region in the next …

Oil and gas contracts in Europe registered a decrease of 2% in November 2022 with 178 contracts, when compared with 182 contracts in the previous month, according to information provided by GlobalData. The activity marked a decrease of 11%, when compared with the last 12-month average of 199 contracts. Looking …

Europe will find it difficult to replace Russian crude oil and product supply once the full effect of the EU embargoes on Russian petroleum products is felt, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. “Europe used to be a key market for the sale of our oil products. Let …

The EU market remains open for Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), and Russia is ready to resume supplies via the Yamal-Europe pipeline, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with TASS news agency. “Even now this market is not closed. For example, we were able to significantly …

European natural gas prices fell for a fifth day as temperatures are forecast to stay mild into the new year while supplies remain plentiful. Benchmark futures declined as much as 7%, after closing at the lowest level since mid-June on Wednesday. Prices have been sliding over the last two weeks …

Europe’s move to cap natural gas prices threatens to curb supply to the region and intensify its energy crisis. European nations this week reached a deal to put a ceiling on gas prices, ending months of political wrangling over whether to intervene in its energy sector. But while the mechanism …

Russia is still considering its response to the $60 price cap on its crude oil, but it is close to completing the work on the countermeasures, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. The EU banned from December 5 maritime transportation services from shipping Russia’s crude oil to third countries …

Despite successfully filling its gas storage ahead of winter this year, Europe’s energy crisis is far from over. The situation for Europe could, in fact, be worse next winter when Russian pipeline gas supply will be down to a trickle, at best. European households and businesses have already seen a …

Azerbaijan intends to export at least 11.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe in 2023, President Ilham Aliyev said in Bucharest at the signing ceremony of an agreement between the governments of Azerbaijan, Hungary, Georgia and Romania on a strategic partnership in the development and supply of green …

Turkey on Friday held a long-awaited ceremony to mark an increase in capacity at its first underground natural gas storage facility, in what officials say will make it the biggest storage site in Europe. The country has been filling its gas storage units this year as the import-dependent country sought …