Friday, June 17, 2022

Gazprom Cuts Gas Supplies To Italy And France

 

DW: Gazprom reduces gas supplies to Italy, France cut off 

An Italian energy firm says the Russian company is slashing its deliveries by 50%. France's gas operator says it has not received any natural gas from Russia via its pipeline from Germany for more than a month. 

Italy's energy firm Eni said on Friday that Russian energy giant Gazprom was reducing its gas supplies to Italy by 50%. 

In recent weeks, Moscow has reduced or cut off gas deliveries to several European Union countries, which have imposed sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. 

French network operator GRTgaz also said on Friday that France has not received any Russian gas via Germany since May 15, citing the effects of reduced Russian supply.  

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WNU Editor: Russian officials are blaming maintenance issues at the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany. More here .... Europe's Energy Crisis Is About To Get A Whole Lot Worse (June 16, 2022).  

Update: This is going to irk a lot of leaders in the EU .... ‘Our Product, Our Rules,’ Says Russia’s Gazprom Chief (Moscow Times/AFP). More here .... 'Our Product, Our Rules': Russian Energy Giant Gazprom Reduces Deliveries To EU Countries (RFE). 

Gazprom Cuts Gas Supplies To Italy And France  

Russia puts the gas squeeze on France and Italy -- Politico  

Russia again cuts natural gas exports to European countries -- AP 

‘Our product, our rules’: Russia sends alarm bells ringing over Europe’s winter gas supplies -- CNBC

Germany steps up calls to save energy as Russia reduces gas -- AP  

Russian Cuts Force Europe to Use Gas It Was Saving for Winter -- Bloomberg  

Russian gas flows to Europe fall short, threaten storage buildup -- Reuters

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