Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Friday that transit of natural gas to the European Union via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be halted from August 31 to September 2 for maintenance. “On August 31, the only working Trent 60 gas compressor unit will be shut down for three …
Read More »Lithuania clarifies stance on Russian exclave transit
Lithuania will maintain the ban on the transit of sanctioned goods between Kaliningrad Region and mainland Russia, President Gitanas Nauseda has said. “It is absolutely clear that Lithuania must and will implement EU sanctions,” Nauseda wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday. “Lithuania must and will maintain control over the …
Read More »Turkey suggests alternative gas transit route to EU
Turkey can serve as a transit point for the supply of Russian gas to the European market, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday during a speech at the Baku Energy Forum. “Turkey wants to use the entire infrastructure for domestic production in the context …
Read More »Kiev rejects Russia’s gas transit request
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday that it currently supplies gas for transit to Europe via the Sudzha entry point. The application for pumping through the Sokhranovka transit point has been rejected by Ukraine, according to Gazprom’s official spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov. The company said that the volume of the …
Read More »Ukraine claims Russia may not extend gas transit deal after 2024
Speaking to Reuters, Yury Vitrenko said that there is “not even a hint” of negotiations on a new contract. “We are discussing it with the Americans and the Germans that all of us would like the transit to continue, but the Russians are reluctant to start these discussions,” he said. …
Read More »Ukraine wants 15 more years of Russian gas transit fees
Speaking on Saturday as part of an interview with US state-run outlet RFERL (registered as a foreign agent in Russia), Denis Shmyhal announced that his country’s government is looking to prolong the agreement under which Moscow exports supplies across the Soviet-built overground network. According to him, the country is “negotiating …
Read More »Russia ending gas transit through Ukraine escalates risk of WAR, Kiev’s state gas firm claims as Nord Stream 2 tests continue
On Monday, in an interview with the UK’s Financial Times, the head of Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, said the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline increased the chance of war between Ukraine and Russia. According to him, circumventing Kiev could leave the nation more vulnerable to a Moscow-ordered “invasion.” The energy boss …
Read More »Putin instructs Russian energy minister to ensure gas transit through Ukraine is maintained & Gazprom honors existing contracts
Putin explained that even if paying EU-imposed penalties was more profitable, he preferred to see the continuation of contracts with Kiev. The Russian President’s comments came as gas prices reached unprecedented levels across Europe. “Gazprom believes it would benefit more from paying a fine to Ukraine and enhancing gas transit …
Read More »Gas prices in Europe spike on news of no extra transit through Ukraine
The price of October futures on London’s ICE jumped to $908 per 1,000 cubic meters after falling below $800 on Friday. The rally follows Russian energy giant Gazprom’s decision not to book additional capacity for the transit of natural gas through Ukraine for October. Ukraine’s gas transportation operator offered transit …
Read More »Pentagon on LOCKDOWN over shooting at facility’s transit center, officer reportedly among several injured (WATCH LIVE)
In a tweet on Tuesday morning, the PFPA said that the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia – the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense – was in a state of lockdown due to “an incident” at the facility’s metro station, without providing further details. Local reports said several people, including …
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