Guaranteeing high EU gas prices this fall, Russia’s Gazprom bought only 4% of additional pipeline capacity offered at auction by Ukraine yesterday , reports UBR.ua. The news pushed Rotterdam hub gas prices to a new peak: $585/1,000 cubic meters. Ukraine’s Transmission System Operator had offered to pump an additional 15 million cubic meters in S... #GaspromandUkraine #nordstream2 #RussianGas #RussianGasforUkraine
“Putin will use weaponized pipeline to blackmail Europe, ” headlines an essay in the Atlantic Council by Inna Sovsun, a Rada member for the Holos party. “By undermining the country’s status as a key transit route to the EU, Moscow will succeed in dramatical... #EUgasCrisis #RussianGas #RussianGasPipeline
“Europe’s Chances of Dodging Winter Gas Crunch Hang on Russia, ” Bloomberg writes in a piece based on industry analyst interviews. “Much is going to depend upon Nord Steam 2,” said Massimo Di-Odoardo, vice president of global gas at Wood Mackenzie Ltd, tells Bloo... #nordstream2 #RussianGas