Russia Sanctions
2022, February, 2, 12:20:00
EUROPEAN GAS PRICES DOWN
Nord Stream 1 appeared to be returning to full capacity, according to the operator's data, with hourly gas flow nominations reaching 73 GWh since the start of Feb. 1 gas day, compared with 69 GWh/h for Jan. 31.
2022, February, 2, 12:15:00
OPEC+ WILL UP BY 400 TBD
Demand is expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels in the second half of the year "with a healthy recovery trend," the analysis showed, easing the market oversupply to 1.2 million b/d in the third quarter and 1.1 million b/d in the fourth.
2022, February, 1, 14:50:00
NORD STREAM 2 UNDER THREAT
In a recent twist, Berlin is no longer ruling out shelving the pipeline project. But Europe is currently facing a winter energy crunch. Prices of natural gas have skyrocketed in recent months, and stockpiles in EU countries are at a five-year low.
2022, February, 1, 14:45:00
OPEC+ RUSSIA: +400 TBD
Already, oil prices have hit seven-year highs in recent days over the ratcheting tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine.
2022, February, 1, 14:40:00
UKRAINE WITHOUT RUSSIAN GAS
Ukraine, which earns more than Poland from gas transit fees, may have to look at ways to diversify its own supplies and rethink its function in the European gas system. Until it does, it will continue to depend on Russia.
2022, January, 31, 12:40:00
THE NEW RUSSIA SANCTIONS
Oil, gas and resources companies, and trading desks, are fretting about the provisions around sanctions on Russian extractive industries, financial institutions and banks, Russian leaders and businessmen, and the use of global services, such as wire transfers.
2022, January, 20, 15:35:00
GAS COMPETITION OF EUROPE, CHINA
Moscow plans to build a new pipeline to China, which could give Russia the power to sell gas to the highest bidder, pitting Chinese and European consumers against one another.
2022, January, 14, 12:15:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS FALL
Efforts to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2, an undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany that would give Moscow enormous leverage over Europe, have long drawn bipartisan support on Capitol Hill,
2021, December, 20, 12:25:00
NORD STREAM 2 FILLING
The operator Nord Stream 2 AG continues the necessary technical preparations for the pipeline ahead of its launch.
2021, December, 17, 12:50:00
NORD STREAM 2: NO DECISION
The Bundesnetzagentur on Nov. 16 suspended the procedure to certify Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent transmission operator while the company transferred assets to the German subsidiary to take over the application.
2021, December, 15, 12:55:00
EUROPEAN GAS PRICES GROWTH
Derivatives linked to TTF, Europe’s wholesale gas price, soared as high as €131 per megawatt hour
2021, December, 2, 12:15:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS ANEW
The U.S. and some European opponents of Nord Stream 2 say it will make Europe too reliant on Russian gas, allowing Moscow to expand its political, economic and military influence. But other governments say it is vital to secure energy supplies, as gas prices surge and the threat of power outages looms.
2021, November, 17, 13:20:00
NORD STREAM 2 CERTIFICATION SUSPENDED
The regulator said a new subsidiary of Nord Stream 2 AG announced by the operator would need to submit a new application for certification.
2021, November, 16, 14:45:00
NORD STREAM 2 CERTIFICATION ANEW
Russia has said that Nord Stream 2 is ready to begin commercial operations pending regulatory approval and that gas flows through the pipeline would help ease the current high European gas prices, which remain at sustained highs on winter supply concerns.
2021, September, 27, 12:55:00
UKRAINE GAS PRICES UP
Gas prices in Ukraine began to climb in April this year, and in August and September they soared to record levels