When Gazprom suspended the flow of gas earlier this month via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the European Union—and Germany, specifically—braced for a permanent halt in that flow. The deterioration in relations between Brussels, Berlin, and Moscow made such a halt a distinct possibility, but Gazprom restarted the flow of …
Read More »EU Ministers Struggle over 15% Gas-Cut Plan
EU energy ministers gather in Brussels on Tuesday (26 July) for a special council meeting, with several countries aiming to water down the EU Commission’s winter emergency gas plan. Some member states are hoping to soften the bloc’s plan to require them to use less gas over winter, as Europe …
Read More »EU Close to Gas Rationing Deal amid Fears of Cutting off Gas Supplies from Russia
The European Union’s proposal to countries to reduce gas demand by 15% will not be enough to survive the winter in the face of continued cuts in Russian gas supplies. This was stated by the Minister of the environment of Ireland, Eamon Ryan, Reuters reported. Fifteen percent will probably not …
Read More »EU Faces Solidarity Test over Forced Cuts in Russian Gas Fight
European Union countries are set to tussle over emergency regulation that could force 15% cuts in gas consumption through the winter if Russia escalates its showdown with the bloc by halting deliveries. Energy ministers from the bloc’s 27 member states will meet on Tuesday to wrangle over backing a proposal …
Read More »Russian Gas Supply Uncertainty Sends Asian Fuel Prices Surging
Asian natural gas prices are rallying on fears that Russia will slash supply again and worsen a global fuel shortage. The North Asia liquefied natural gas benchmark jumped 12% Friday, and is trading near the highest level since Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the global market, according to data from …
Read More »Germany’s Gas Supply Situation Stabilizes after Restart of Nord Stream 1
During the temporary halt to Russian gas supplies via Nord Stream 1, gas flows to Germany were significantly reduced, putting further pressure on prices. The German government aims to fill storage to 95 percent of capacity by November. BERLIN, July 25 (Xinhua) — German gas supplies are solid again as …
Read More »Global Competition for LNG Intensifies on New Russia Supply Cut
Russia’s latest move to cut natural gas supply to Europe is intensifying global competition for seaborne shipments of the fuel, threatening higher prices and shortages from Asia to South America. Utilities in South Korea and Japan are accelerating plans to purchase more liquefied natural gas cargoes for winter out of …
Read More »Russia Becomes China’s Largest Oil Supplier as Prices Drop
Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia as the largest crude oil supplier to China over the past two months as Western sanctions due to Moscow’s war with Ukraine dragged down prices of its petroleum exports, boosting their appeal among Asian buyers. Last month, China imported 7.3 million tons of crude oil from …
Read More »Russian Gas Supply Uncertainty Sends Asian Fuel Prices Surging
Asian natural gas prices are rallying on fears that Russia will slash supply again and worsen a global fuel shortage. The North Asia liquefied natural gas benchmark jumped 12% Friday, and is trading near the highest level since Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the global market, according to data from …
Read More »China Belt and Road Spending Dips, with no Investment in Russia
China’s finance and investment spending in Belt and Road countries fell slightly in the first half compared to a year earlier, with no new coal projects and investments in Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka falling to zero, new research showed. Saudi Arabia was the biggest recipient of Chinese investments over …
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