Oil

Gas prices in Europe, after a record jump to almost $ 2,200 per thousand cubic meters at the end of December, continue their decline and in early January fell by almost three times, but they are still high.

Oil is falling in price on December 31 in the afternoon, following the general sentiment in world markets.

The Austrian authorities oppose the use of the Nord Stream 2 project as an instrument of pressure on Russia in the context of the situation in Ukraine.

No one in Europe has come across a violation of Gazprom's gas supply contracts. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto announced this.

Bundestag deputy from the Green party Omid Nuripur believes that political decisions will not lead to the shutdown of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

The representative of the Ministry of Economy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Suzanne Ungrad, refused to answer the question about the possible timing of the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

The condition for the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline should be the dismantling of military bases abroad by Russia. This was stated by the former adviser to the President of the United States.

Poland is losing its position as a transit country for Russian gas, says Andrzej Szczęsnyak, an expert in the field of the fuel market and energy security.

European countries that have concluded long-term contracts with the Russian Federation for the supply of gas now feel much calmer than those who focus on the spot market.

At the first stage, the Ministry of Trade will sell 100 thousand kiloliters (629 thousand barrels) of oil.

The transition to carbon-neutral energy sources caused a rise in prices for blue fuel and provoked disagreements among European countries, some of which are not ready to give up gas and oil, Italian La Stampa reports.

Gazprom is putting pressure on Germany and the European Commission to launch the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This was announced by the Polish government's member Piotr Naimsky.

"Rosneft Bitumen" together with its official distributor "Synergy Oil Group" held a client seminar for road construction organisations and regional road administrations in Siberia and the Far East.

According to the Federation Council, the words of the new Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer that Vienna continues to support the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is the position of a sane person.

The European Union plans to change the strategy for concluding gas contracts and improve the EU's energy security, Bloomberg reported.