This was weeks before the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines at the end of September 2022, which definitively closed all pipeline gas routes of Russia’s gas to Germany. Before the war in Ukraine, Russia supplied around one-third of all the gas to Europe. Last year, G...
RUSSIAN pipeline gas flows to Europe surgedto a seven-month high in July, largely driven byrecord deliveries through the European sectionof the TurkStream pipeline, according to dataanalyzed by S&P Global Commodity Insightson August 2.The total volume of Russian pipeline flows toEurope, excluding ...
Another political issue is the fact that North Stream in the longer run will lead to Ukraine making less money from Russian gas exports. Large parts of Russian gas export currently runs across Ukrainian pipelines, which means significant revenues for the Ukrainian state. From the West European sid...
The recent damage to the Nord Stream pipelines is yet another twist in the saga of Europe’s energy crisis. Accusations of sabotage flowing freely between Russia and the West stand in stark contrast to the stunted supply of natural gas. While neither pipeline is actively transporting gas ...
"There are many countries that can export gas by boat and many countries that can receive it," says professor Samuele Fufari, president of the European Society of Engineers. "LNG is a safety valve for everybody. Because you can choose your supply and the supply can choose the cl...
It comes as European governments scramble to fill underground storage with natural gas supplies in an effort to provide households with enough fuel to keep the lights on and homes warm during winter. The EU, which receives roughly 40% of its gas via Russian pipelines, is trying to rapidly...
Most European countries relied on Russian gas for over half of their supply. Latvia was the most dependent country in the EU, at more than 90 percent in 2021.
In a sign it is starting to carry out that order, Gazprom said on Nov. 9 it had begun pumping gas to five European underground gas storages for November. Russia provides a third of Europe’s gas and its supply intentions are critical at a time when a surge in spot prices has hit hou...
The Baltic Pipe is a prominent element in the European Union’s search for energy security and is to start bringing Norwegian gas through Denmark and along the Baltic Sea to Poland on Oct. 1. Simone Tagliapietra, an energy expert with the Bruegel think tank in Brussels, said the leaks ...
blatantattempt to marginalisetheir own gas pipelines — and a reckless move that will leave them and the rest of Europe at the mercy of Moscow. The European Commission is another opponent of Nord Stream, arguing the project undermines its push for greater energy independence and more diversified...