Fuel and energy

Gas prices in Europe at the opening of trading are down by almost five percent, according to data from the ICE Futures exchange.

The French authorities have banned banks in the country from investing in the Russian Novatek project for the production of liquefied natural gas Arctic LNG-2 in Yamal.

Moldova in December will face the need to pay off its debt to Gazprom in the amount of $ 30-40 million, a solution must be sought now.

Gas and oil prices could reach new peaks this winter if cold winter forecasts come true.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has understood Alexander Lukashenko's statement that Belarus may stop the transit of energy resources to Europe.

The topic of continuing the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after 2024 can be discussed if Gazprom has buyers for this fuel, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

After the accident at Listvyazhnaya, 31 mines in Kuzbass were inspected and 180 cases have been initiated.

The fire at the Listvyazhnaya mine began after coal dust ignited in a ventilation shaft at a depth of 250 meters.

Alexei Rudnev, the director general of Gazprom gazoraspredelenie Krasnodar, and his deputy Alexander Savostyanov have been detained on suspicion of large-scale commercial bribery (part 8 of Article 204 of the Criminal Code).

High petrol prices in the USA may be the result of illegal activities of oil companies, President Joe Biden said during a speech at the White House.

Japanese authorities will sell some oil reserves from its strategic reserves.

New US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 are being introduced to create the appearance of active actions, the announced restrictions do not pose a real threat to the project.

Moldovagaz has not yet found a commercial solution to pay off the debt to Gazprom in the amount of $ 74.2 million, said Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu.

Washington, imposing new sanctions related to "Nord Stream 2" at the time of the energy crisis, does not take into account the opinion of Europe.

The overall decrease in gas prices in Europe since the beginning of the day is 2.4%.