Russia can contribute very little to the urgent repairs required by the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline equipment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Russia cut gas supplies through the pipeline, which is the main route for Russian gas to Europe, to just 20% of capacity last week, noting that a turbine sent to […]
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British Gazprom Energy Rebrands After German Bailout Stabilizes Group
One of the UK’s biggest business energy suppliers has rebranded in a move that further distances itself from its former owner, Russian gas giant Gazprom. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd., which traded as Gazprom Energy, is now called SEFE Energy Ltd., reflecting the new name of its parent company, Securing Energy for Europe. The […]
British Gazprom Energy is rebranding
One of the UK’s biggest business energy suppliers has rebranded in a move that further distances itself from its former owner, Russian gas giant Gazprom. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd., which traded as Gazprom Energy, is now called SEFE Energy Ltd., reflecting the new name of its parent company, Securing Energy for Europe. The […]
Gazprom stopped supplying natural gas to Latvia
LAST UPDATE: 10:56 Russia’s Gazprom said today it has stopped supplying natural gas to neighboring Latvia, accusing it of violating terms on receiving Russian gas, Reuters reported. Russia has already cut off gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, the Netherlands and Denmark, which have refused to pay for the gas under an order from President […]
Latvian energy companies are buying natural gas from Russia in euros, according to Latvijas Gaze
Latvian energy company Latvijas Gaze is currently buying natural gas from Russia and paying in euros instead of the rubles required when dealing with Russian gas giant Gazprom, the company said today. “We buy natural gas from Russia, but not from Gazprom. We get it from another provider,” a Latvijas Gaze spokesman told Reuters. “We […]
Germany prepares for the energy crisis: Hanover cuts hot water and heating
Hanover cut off hot water to public buildings, swimming pools, sports halls and gyms as Russian gas cuts fuel fears of a winter energy crisis. The city will also turn off public fountains and stop lighting large buildings at night as it aims to cut its energy consumption by 15 percent, Mayor Belit Onay tweeted. […]
Gazprom insists: Siemens is responsible for not having received the Nord Stream turbine
A senior official at Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom said today that the company is still waiting for the return of Siemens Energy’s turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, blaming the delay on the German company. However, Siemens Energy reiterated that it was up to Gazprom to provide the necessary customs documents to return the turbine, […]
Kremlin: Gazprom is supplying Europe with as much gas as it can
Russia’s Gazprom is supplying Europe with as much gas as possible, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today, adding that technical issues with pipeline equipment due to sanctions are preventing Gazprom from exporting more. Russia delivered less gas to Europe today in a further escalation of an energy standoff between Moscow and the European Union […]
Bloomberg: The Kremlin will continue the pressure on natural gas in Europe
The Kremlin is expected to keep vital gas flows to Europe at a minimum as long as the standoff over Ukraine continues, increasing pressure on the EU for its tough stance on Moscow, according to people familiar with Russian leadership thinking. cited by Bloomberg. In particular, the people who spoke to the agency on the […]
Gazprom: The documents sent by Siemens for the Nord Stream turbine are missing
LAST UPDATE 18:40 Russian energy giant Gazprom said Western sanctions continued to hamper maintenance of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, in another strong signal from Moscow that supplies to Europe remain at risk. In particular, Gazprom said it had received from Siemens the documents for the maintenance of the pipeline’s turbine, which had been […]