Russia has blamed Western sanctions for its decision to curb gas supplies to Europe in a move Germany said was politically motivated. Gazprom, Moscow’s state-backed energy giant, announced yesterday it would slash gas deliveries through a key European pipeline by 20pc, a day after announcing a 40pc cut to the …
Read More »European Gas Prices Drop as Muted Demand Offsets Supply Concerns
European natural gas prices declined on Monday as muted demand helped to ease a tight market. Warm weather across the region is expected to keep a lid on gas use for heating over the coming week, while a forecast for increased solar energy production in the UK, Germany and Spain …
Read More »Can Azerbaijan Help Solve Europe’s Gas Crisis?
The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted global supply chains and weakened economies worldwide, but it spells opportunity for Azerbaijan, the hinge of Europe and Asia. The U.S. and Europe sanctioned Russian oil and natural gas, but Azerbaijan is on track to increase gas exports in 2022 and the following years, via the …
Read More »Ukraine Eyes Billions in Euros from Europe Electricity Exports
Ukraine hopes to make €1.5 billion from electricity exports to the European Union by the end of the year and earn to more in the future after obtaining the right to export its energy there, a Ukrainian energy ministry adviser said on Wednesday (8 June). Former Soviet Ukraine’s electricity grid …
Read More »Italy’s Scramble for Fuel Risks Irreversible Warming
New planned LNG import facilities in the EU – especially in Germany, Italy, Greece, and the Netherlands – could supply a quarter more gas to the EU than before, with Italy ramping up gas imports and production and deviating from climate objectives, a report from the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) …
Read More »European Gas Prices on the Decline
European natural gas prices have been on the slide for several days now as an early start of summer combines with ample LNG supplies to quench supply worries. According to a Bloomberg report, natural gas prices in Europe have been on the decline for five days now as demand eases …
Read More »US Reportedly Allow Venezuelan Oil to be Shipped to Europe
Two oil companies could begin shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to make up for Russian crude, resuming oil-for-debt swaps halted two years ago when Washington stepped up sanctions on Venezuela. The volume of oil that Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain’s Repsol Sare expected …
Read More »Russia to Settle Eurobond Debt in Mirror of EU Payments for Gas
Russia is constructing a way to pay its Eurobond debt that would sidestep the western financial infrastructure, now mostly off-limits because of the Ukraine war, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was cited as saying in an interview with Vedomosti. Foreign investors can open accounts in Russian banks in rubles and hard …
Read More »Spain to Call for more Energy Ambition in EU at Brussels Summit
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will call for more ambition to implement the reform of the European electricity markets and reduce energy bills on Monday and Tuesday at the EU summit in Brussels, Spanish official sources told EURACTIV’s partner EFE. Sánchez, together with other EU leaders, will participate in the extraordinary …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Continues Shipping Gas to Europe via Ukraine
Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Sunday its supply of gas to Europe through Ukraine via the Sudzha entry point stood at 44.1 million cubic metres (mcm), up from 43.96 mcm on Saturday. An application to supply gas via another major entry point, Sokhranovka, was rejected by Ukraine, Gazprom said.
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