Russian gas is still being sold in significant volumes to Slovakia and Hungary, as well as to the Czech Republic which does not have a direct contract. Smaller volumes are going to Italy and Serbia.

"We are ready to supply [gas], though little depends on us here. This is why agreements on that should probably be made directly by consumers and the country ensuring transit," Novak said on the sidelines of an event in Sochi.

With the platform, Türkiye will launch the second phase of production at the Sakarya Gas Field, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Friday.

What many aren’t aware of is that Russia remains one of the continent’s most important energy suppliers, and the European Union’s goal to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels by 2027 will be hard to achieve.

Europe's fire season typically peaks in June to September, but climate change increases hot and dry conditions that have contributed to the fire season starting earlier and burning more land.

Russian gas is delivered to Turkey via the Blue Stream and TurkStream pipelines, while a number of countries in southeast and central Europe still import Russian gas via TurkStream and onshore pipeline infrastructure.

Benchmark futures rose as much as 2.4% on Monday. The market has been sensitive to geopolitical events and outages this summer, even with storage sites exceeding targets ahead of Europe’s heating season.

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev initiated a telephone conversation with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on 9 August to discuss the situation around the Kursk NPP.

European natural gas prices posted a double-digit advance for a second consecutive week after fears of possible disruptions to Russian fuel supplies crossing Ukraine.

Discussions also included the possible implementation by Rosatom of a project for the construction of a second NPP at Sinop. Rosatom said possible design solutions would be based on the wishes of the Turkish side to strengthen the effect of the project on the Turkish economy.

With piped gas supplies cut off after the war, imports of LNG from Moscow increased to around 18 billion cubic meters in 2023 from less than 14 billion cubic meters before the attack, according to EU data.

The NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence - located in Vilnius, Lithuania - is one of 28 NATO-accredited expert bodies that advise member militaries on strategy and technologies in particular fields.

Gazprom, which holds about 16% of global gas reserves and employs 492,200 people, was once one of Russia's most powerful corporate empires - so powerful it was known as "a state within the state".

It trails China and the US in areas such as manufacturing of clean technologies thanks to a mix of burdensome regulations and higher energy prices. Electricity prices in the EU are typically twice to three times higher than in the US.

Worries include uncertainty over remaining Russian flows through Ukraine and rebounding gas demand in Asia. A colder-than-normal winter spurring consumption at home is also seen as more likely after two consecutive mild ones.