The European Commission (EC) has prepared a draft document that includes a mechanism for introducing a dynamic ceiling on natural gas (NG) prices. The final version will be presented at the EU summit on Nov. 24, Italian Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said in an interview published …
Read More »Gazprom Halts Gas Supplies to Italy in Latest Energy Battle
Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom PJSC suspended natural gas deliveries to Italy in an apparent scuffle over regulation in Austria, escalating the energy crisis in Europe. The cutoff appeared to target just Italy, which gets Gazprom’s supplies from a pipeline that passes through Austria. Higher volumes of Russian gas were allocated to …
Read More »Italian Minister Calls for Price Cap on all Gas Imported
Italian Minister for Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani said the European Union should introduce a cap on gas prices for exporters across the board as targeting Russia’s dwindling gas exports to Europe “makes no sense.” “Capping only Russian gas makes no sense. It is currently delivered to Europe in very small …
Read More »Eni Makes Gas Discovery off Cyprus
Italy’s Eni has announced a significant gas discovery at the Cronos-1 well off Cyprus. The block is operated by Eni, with both End and Total Energies holding a 50% interest each. Eni estimates around 2.5 TCF of gas in place, with significant additional upside possible with a further exploration well …
Read More »Gazprom Reducing Daily Gas Deliveries to Italian Eni
Russian Gazprom is reducing daily gas deliveries to Italian Eni company by almost 20.6 percent, Trend reports with reference to Eni. “Gazprom informed it will deliver gas volumes for approximately 27 million cubic meters today, compared to daily deliveries of approximately 34 million cubic meters made in recent days. Eni …
Read More »Algeria to Deliver 4 Billion Cubic Meters of Gas to Italy Next Week
Algerian state-owned natural gas company Sonatrach will deliver next week 4 billion cubic meters of gas to Italy’s ENI, Algerian press has reported. So far this year Algeria has delivered 13.9 billion cubic meters to Italy, 113 percent more than the planned volume, the daily ‘Le Courier d’Algérie’ reports. A …
Read More »Gazprom Cuts Italy’s Daily Gas Supplies by a Third as Works Begin
Russian gas giant Gazprom reduced its daily gas supplies by a third Italian energy giant Eni reported after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in Germany entered its first day of maintenance. Instead of supplying about 32 million cubic metres (bcm), the Russian company delivered only 21 million cubic metres on …
Read More »Italy Expands LNG Infrastructure Facilities before Winter
Italian energy company Snam acquired a new floating regasification vessel from BW LNG company to contribute to Italy’s energy security and diversification. The vessel has a maximum storage capacity of 170 thousand cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a continuous regasification capacity of about 5 billion cubic metres …
Read More »Italy Says Proposal to Cap Gas Prices is Gaining Support in EU
An Italian proposal to cap natural gas prices in Europe is gaining traction across the region as countries increasingly see it as the “only solution” to soaring costs, Energy Minister Roberto Cingolani said Tuesday. Italy has recommended that European Union member states put a limit on the price of gas …
Read More »Italy Considers State of Alert over Russian Gas Cut
Italy is considering moving to a state of alert to ration gas consumption and increase gas storage following Gazprom’s gas supply cut, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported. According to the Italian emergency protocol, the state of “alert” – which is the second level on a scale of three – …
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