Moscow’s EU envoy advises Brussels to improve relations to avoid gas issues as top eurocrat admits bloc may buy more from Russia

The European Union will be able to avoid any future gas crises if it works to improve relations with Moscow and stops treating Russia as an enemy, the country’s permanent representative to the bloc has told the Financial Times. … Read More >Moscow’s EU envoy advises Brussels to improve relations to avoid gas issues as top eurocrat admits bloc may buy more from Russia

Russia supplying additional gas to Europe using all available routes – Gazprom Export

Russia has been gradually increasing gas deliveries to Europe over the past nine months, boosting exports by 15% compared to last year and edging toward record gas deliveries via all routes, including Ukraine, Gazprom Export says. … Read More >Russia supplying additional gas to Europe using all available routes – Gazprom Export

Russia is fulfilling ALL its contractual obligations for gas orders & is NOT to blame for soaring prices, Germany’s Merkel says

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected suggestions that the increased price of gas is due to Russian policy. Instead she has pointed the finger at the EU’s own approach asking whether the bloc could have acted differently. … Read More >Russia is fulfilling ALL its contractual obligations for gas orders & is NOT to blame for soaring prices, Germany’s Merkel says

Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline could play crucial role in stabilizing European gas market – International Gas Union

The current volatility of gas prices is partly due to some global economies having become too reliant on renewable energy sources, according to the president of the International Gas Union, Dr. Joe M. Kang. … Read More >Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline could play crucial role in stabilizing European gas market – International Gas Union

EU Commission should buy gas on behalf of member states, Spanish PM suggests as solution to spiraling energy prices

Spain’s prime minister has proposed that the European Commission (EC) negotiate gas contracts on behalf of all EU member states in order to strengthen cooperation amid soaring gas prices on the global marketplace. … Read More >EU Commission should buy gas on behalf of member states, Spanish PM suggests as solution to spiraling energy prices

Nord Stream 2 pipeline begins filling with gas in preparation for pumping supplies to EU, operators say, as energy crisis worsens

The first segment of the now-completed Nord Stream 2 underwater pipeline is being filled with gas in advance of final authorization from German regulators to turn on the taps, the company behind the scheme has revealed. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 pipeline begins filling with gas in preparation for pumping supplies to EU, operators say, as energy crisis worsens

Kiev’s criticism of Hungary’s gas deal with Russia irrelevant because government accountable to voters and NOT Ukraine – Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has dismissed criticism from Ukraine over Budapest’s new gas deal with Russia, noting that he was only concerned with the views of his country’s voters and not the geopolitical aims of Kiev. … Read More >Kiev’s criticism of Hungary’s gas deal with Russia irrelevant because government accountable to voters and NOT Ukraine – Orban