By Dimitris Gatsios The government is sending messages of readiness on the front of the country’s energy efficiency. And these messages, as they emerged at the end of the extraordinary meeting at the Maximos Palace, under the Prime Minister, include even the extreme scenarios that may appear on the horizon of May, with government officials […]
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Von der Leyen: Poland, Bulgaria now receive gas from neighboring countries
Poland and Bulgaria are now receiving gas flows from neighboring countries, Commission President Ursula von der Layen said hours after supplies to the two countries were cut off by Russia’s Gazprom. “The Kremlin blackmail is not a surprise to us. It is something the Commission has been preparing for. Our response will be immediate, common […]
Gazprom: Closes the tap for Poland, Bulgaria – ‘Jump’ 4% in gas prices
LAST UPDATE: 16.20 Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday morning because they did not pay the energy giant in rubles. According to Reuters, Poland and Bulgaria are the first countries in which Europe’s main energy supplier has cut off gas supplies since Moscow invaded Ukraine. The Dutch futures were found […]
Reuters: Gazprom could lose 1/3 of its gas exports to Europe in 2022
Russia’s Gazprom’s gas exports to Europe could fall by about a third this year due to the crisis in Ukraine, competition with liquefied natural gas and plans to switch to payments in rubles, Reuters quoted analysts as saying. Russia accounts for about 40 percent of Europe’s gas supply, but the West has been trying to […]
Gazprom has not closed capacity via the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline for May
Russian gas company Gazprom has not closed its capacity to transport gas for export via the Yamal-Europe pipeline for May, according to auction results on Tuesday, according to Reuters. About 24.6 million cubic meters per day of transit capacity for Russian gas have been closed through the Velke Kapusany border between Slovakia and Ukraine for […]
Germany: Federal Network Service takes over control of Gazprom Germany as administrator
In an unprecedented move, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking over control of Gazprom Germania, the former German subsidiary of Russian energy giant Gazprom. and “breach of notification regulations”. Mr Habeck said the Federal Network Service would be the company ‘s manager until September 30, 2022, and explained that “the unprecedented move in the […]
Where does Gazprom’s departure from Germany lead?
Step by step, Germany is monitoring Russia’s moves in the energy field and the pressures it exerts on the German gas market, as the country is more than 50% dependent on Russian gas. In an interview with today’s Rheinische Post, Economy Minister Robert Habeck states: “The federal government is currently making very careful balances to […]
Energy poker: Gazprom leaves Germany
While Moscow’s next moves on gas payments are expected, Gazprom is withdrawing from Germany and ownership of its subsidiary Gazprom Germania. Developments in the energy sector continue to be rapid, with the Russian side escalating the pressure. As everyone’s eyes are on the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin’s next moves following the decree on the payment […]
Gazprom abandons German arm and subsidiaries in Britain, Switzerland and Singapore
Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced that it has abandoned its arm in Germany, which owns several storage facilities across the country, as well as its commercial arm in the United Kingdom. The company is still leaving, as he said, its units from Switzerland to Singapore. The Russian state-owned company is no longer the owner […]
Kremlin: Russia will not cut off gas flows from today
LAST UPDATE: 14:05 Russia will not cut off gas supplies to Europe from today, as payments for deliveries due after April 1 come in the second half of this month and in May, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said, according to Reuters. He told a news conference that President Vladimir Putin’s order to demand payment for […]