Oil

European gas storage facilities, as of the end of January, were already empty by 81% of the volume of gas pumped there during the summer period.

The expert admitted the possibility of building a gas pipeline "on the ground."

The Ukrainian gas transmission system for the first time began to receive gas from Hungary through physical, rather than virtual, reverse.

Gazprom's bid for transit through Ukraine on Tuesday, February 1, increased to 107.7 million cubic meters. m, which is close to the amount booked under a long-term contract (109 million cubic meters).

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said following a special meeting that the situation around Ukraine affects the price of gas in Europe, TASS reports.

U.S. February natural gas prices rose sharply by 72% on January 27, the highest increase on record.

The US and its allies are working on a contingency plan if Russian gas supplies are cut off.

The company's management explained this step by the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, where a military coup took place in February 2021.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, who previously opposed the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, acknowledged her interest in gas from the Russian Federation.

Politico: The EU and the International Energy Agency are preparing a "strike" on Gazprom

Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Ralf Stegner said that there were no obstacles left to launch the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

The Polish energy concern Orlen has signed a long-term contract with the world's largest oil concern Saudi Aramco for the supply of oil.

At a meeting of the Moldovan emergency commission on the situation on the gas market, it was decided to apply to Gazprom with a request to postpone the advance payment for January.

Bundestag deputy from the Alternative for Germany party Stefan Kotrets said that US attempts to sabotage the launch of Nord Stream 2 violate international law.

Bundestag deputy from the Alternative for Germany party Steffen Kotrets on Tuesday, January 11, expressed hope that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be put into operation in 2022.