Natural gas demand in the EU and UK rose in July compared to June, but inventories increased at a faster clip as Europe is moving to stockpile gas ahead of the winter, the latest data by the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Wednesday. EU and UK natural gas …
Read More »European Gas Prices Push Higher as Cold Snap Takes Hold
European natural gas prices edged higher as the season’s first cold snap takes hold, potentially raising demand ahead of the official start of the heating season. Benchmark futures headed toward €38 a megawatt-hour on Tuesday after climbing for three consecutive sessions. Prices are elevated for the time of year and …
Read More »European Oil Majors are Set to Struggle as a Supply Glut Looms
Oil stocks went back in vogue two years ago with a vengeance as investors sought to get a piece of the record profits the industry reaped from the gas squeeze in Europe and the oil squeeze fears prompted by sanctions on Russia. Two years on, and that appeal is dissipating, …
Read More »Russia’s Pipeline Natural Gas Exports to Europe Dropped in August
Russian natural gas pipeline exports to Europe declined by 2% in August compared to both August last year and July 2024, according to estimates by Reuters published on Monday. Last month, gas giant Gazprom’s average daily pipeline shipments to Europe fell to 89.6 million cubic meters, down by 2% month-on-month …
Read More »Europe’s Gas Supply Tightens as Norway Begins Field Maintenance
Europe is facing a tighter gas market as Norwegian field operators enter scheduled maintenance season. Any unplanned extension of the maintenance period would cause an imbalance on gas markets on the continent and leas to price rises, Bloomberg reported. “Europe is already struggling,” Florence Schmit, a European energy strategist at …
Read More »China Admits Responsibility for Last Year’s European Pipeline Destruction
Chinese authorities have stated that Newnew Shipping’s container ship Newnew Polar Bear was responsible, albeit by accident, for damaging the Balticconnector subsea gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland last year. According to a report by the South China Morning Post, Chinese authorities have conducted an internal investigation and forwarded the …
Read More »European Natural Gas Prices Ease from 2024 Highs
European benchmark natural gas prices have dropped from their highest level this year as concerns about a possible halt to Russian pipeline supplies via Ukraine have eased. The Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, were up by 0.3% as of 11 a.m. local time in …
Read More »Gazprom Exports to Europe via Ukraine Continue despite Fighting
Natural gas flows from Russia to Europe via Ukraine continued on Thursday despite clashes at the Russia-Ukraine border near the only gas metering station that still sends Russian gas west to Europe. Unconfirmed reports emerged on Wednesday that Ukraine had seized Sudzha gas metering station in the Russian region of …
Read More »Europe still Vies with China as Top Market for Russia’s Pipeline Gas
Europe still contends with China for the title of top buyer of Gazprom PJSC’s pipeline gas, more than two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine slashed its western energy sales. This situation reflects both the Kremlin’s successes and failures. Even after many rounds of international sanctions, Russia still supplies substantial …
Read More »What does Von der Leyen’s Re-Election Mean for Europe’s Future?
The European Parliament’s endorsement on July 18 of German Ursula von der Leyen for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission marks a bid for continuity in the EU’s executive branch with a seasoned politician whose European tenure has been inextricably bound to the fortunes of the …
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