Two floating liquefied natural gas terminals are setting up in a Dutch port, the first in a wave of the specialist tankers that Europe is banking on to ease the worst energy crunch in decades. The Golar Igloo and the Eemshaven LNG are currently berthed together in the northern seaport …
Read More »Europe Is Buying all the Russian Oil it can before Banning it
Three months from now, an EU-wide embargo on Russian crude oil imports will kick in, shutting off almost all shipments of the commodity from Russia to Europe. But right now, Europe is importing over 1 million barrels of Russian crude daily and has been doing so for the last month. …
Read More »Putin Threatens to Halt all Gas to Europe if Prices are Capped
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to retaliate against any move by the European Union to cap the price of Russian gas by halting flows completely and suggesting a deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported to world markets could be disrupted. Addressing an economic conference in the Russian Far …
Read More »Energy Independence will not Solve the Global Gas Crunch
The Russian war in Ukraine has sent a devastating domino effect rippling through the global economy that has left nations across the world wirth devastating energy shortages right as the hard-hit northern hemisphere prepares for the cold winter months. While Europe has been trying to wean itself off of Russian …
Read More »Europe’s Reaction to the Energy Crisis is Turning into a ‘Ponzi Scheme’
The leadership of the European Union has been hard at work these days, trying to find a lasting solution to an energy crisis that is worsening by the day. Yet the way they are approaching the solution is unlikely to produce any lasting results. And so far, it has been …
Read More »European Stainless Steel Mills are Closing due to Energy Crisis
Stainless steel prices continue to struggle as we approach the final quarter of the year. Meanwhile, nickel prices float just above their 2021 average, closing August at $21,320 / mt. Both indices seem to indicate an overly-cautious marketplace, with buyers and sellers seemingly waiting to see what the other will …
Read More »Russia Shuts down Vital Gas Pipeline for Repairs and Sends a Chill through Europe
Europe’s looming winter fuel crisis has deepened after Russia shut down a key gas pipeline to Germany, claiming the indefinite stoppage was due to what experts say is a minor oil leak. Nord Stream 1, which runs under the Baltic Sea, had been due to resume operating on Saturday after …
Read More »Europe Plan for Floating Gas Terminals Raises Climate Fears
As winter nears, European nations, desperate to replace the natural gas they once bought from Russia, have embraced a short-term fix: A series of roughly 20 floating terminals that would receive liquefied natural gas from other countries and convert it into heating fuel. Yet the plan, with the first floating …
Read More »The Energy Crisis is Putting Europe’s Solidarity to the Test
A post in the Financial Times this week reported on comments made by Shell’s chief executive Ben van Beurden. In the article, Ben van Beurden focused mainly on the criticality of Europe’s energy crisis. “That this is going to be somehow easy, or over, I think is a fantasy that …
Read More »European Gas Markets Take Sigh of Relief
European gas markets are taking a sigh of relief after aggressive purchasing for LNG cargos and piped gas see storages filled faster than EU targets, Rystad Energy Senior Analyst Wei Xiong said in a market note sent to Rigzone on Wednesday. Europe is in full bunkering mode and taking no …
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