The price of natural gas in Europe on Tuesday rose to $1,400 per 1,000 cubic meters after Germany said Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline could not be greenlighted for launch, citing rising tensions on the Ukrainian border. The price of January futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands rose …
Read More »European Gas Futures Soar as U.S. Weighs Sanctions against Russia
On Tuesday, European natural gas futures jumped after U.S. and European allies weighed new sanctions against Russia if it should invade Ukraine. Cold weather is not the only driver of natgas prices but also geopolitical instability in the region has helped push prices near 100 euros per megawatt-hour. According to …
Read More »European Gas Prices Jump as U.S. Weighs more Sanctions on Russia
European natural gas futures extended Monday’s gain as traders weigh fresh risks to winter supplies. Dutch front-month prices rose as much as 5.6% after Royal Dutch Shell Plc canceled several liquefied natural gas shipments after an outage in Australia, which will intensify global competition for spot cargoes. Traders are also …
Read More »Europe’s Thirst for Electricity Spurs Nordic Grid Blockade
Sweden started an oil-fired reserve power plant after Poland said it needed help from its neighbours to meet soaring electricity demand as freezing weather has spread across Europe. It’s the latest chapter in the scramble by European countries to secure adequate supplies in the midst of plummeting temperatures and soaring …
Read More »Russia hasn’t Raised Gas Supply to Europe despite Putin’s Promise
Russia has not materially increased natural gas supply via its pipelines to Europe, despite assurances from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Gazprom would start sending more gas after it completes filling Russian storage. In November, Russian gas supply to Europe was volatile, as gas flows on the Yamal-Europe pipeline via …
Read More »Gas Reserves in European Underground Storages 15 bcm Below Average
The reserves in European underground gas storage facilities currently equal 75.5 bln cubic meters, which is 15 bln cubic meters below the average level, department head of Gazprom Export, the export arm of the Russian gas holding Gazprom, Andrei Zotov told a telephone conference on Monday. “As for today’s total …
Read More »European Energy and Chemical Firms Eye Green Hydrogen Projects
In a sign that green hydrogen is becoming mainstream, three large energy and chemical firms—Ineos, Repsol, and TotalEnergies—have unveiled initiatives worth billions of dollars to make hydrogen in Europe using renewable power. Ineos plans to spend $2.3 billion on green hydrogen projects at its facilities in Norway, Germany, and Belgium …
Read More »European Gas Prices Rise on U.S.-Russia Sanctions, SPR Plans
European natural gas futures rose on Tuesday after the U.S. imposed its latest sanctions aimed at Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a move the Kremlin says is “illegal.” Crude’s rise, in response to plans by the U.S. and other oil-consuming nations to tap their strategic reserves, also gave natural gas …
Read More »Europe: In Preparation for a Colder Winter
The euro area is currently experiencing its fourth COVID wave with infection rates that clearly exceed the previous waves, particularly, in countries where the vaccinated share of the population is rather low. In September, excess mortality had already increased by 12% compared with the years 2016-2019. To date, Southern European …
Read More »Putin Confirms Russia’s Readiness to Ensure Long-Term Uninterrupted Gas Supplies to Europe
In a telephone conversation the Russian President and the Italian Prime Minister gave positive assessment to Russian-Italian relations, their constructive and mutually beneficial character, the Kremlin press service said in a statement MOSCOW, November 22. /TASS/. In a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, President Vladimir Putin confirmed …
Read More »