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Arbitration ruling will shape future of Russian gas

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RUSSIA

Gazprom’s decision to cut gas supplies to Europe in 2022 caused turmoil in the European energy market. The tribunal also permitted Uniper to terminate its existing contract with…

Ukraine war challenges Germany's climate commitments

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GERMANY

The government has committed to building new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, buying gas from new partners and boosting investment in renewables. However, the role accorded…

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

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EASTERN EUROPE

The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…

Germany is close to entering a recession

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GERMANY

Berlin believes that supply via the pipeline will decline significantly or end completely after the maintenance work. Consumer confidence in July reached an historic low…

Prospects for EU to end-2022

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PROSPECTS H2 2022

Prospects for EU to end-2022.

Norway outage exposes Europe’s gas vulnerability

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EUROPE

The price reaction reflects Europe’s increased dependence on the smooth running of the Norwegian gas export system in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While likely to be…

Russian gas cut would hurt EU’s eastern members most

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EASTERN EUROPE

Energy exports have been Russia’s potent weapon against Europe since the Ukraine war began. When NS1 closed for maintenance in July, fears mounted that flows would not resume…

FSRUs will only offset some of Europe’s gas troubles

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EUROPE

They are a critical tool in offsetting the fall in Russian pipeline gas imports, but are insufficient on their own to make up for the lost supply. They are also only one link in…

Germany is altering energy plans amid gas concerns

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GERMANY

Berlin has already put in place measures to boost coal-fired generation and is reconsidering its former hard line on nuclear plant closures. Liquefied natural gas (LNG…

EU’s gas position will remain exposed to shocks

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EU

It is expected to receive much less Russian gas this year than last. Power sector developments and increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity are both positive, but the…