Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Europe's Energy Crisis Worsens

 

CNBC: Gas price surges to a record high in Europe on supply concerns 

* November contracts at the Dutch TTF hub — a European benchmark for natural gas — were trading at around 118 euros per megawatt hour (MWH) just after midday in London. 

* The front-month contract has risen almost 400% since the start of the year. 

* Several British energy suppliers have collapsed amid the gas price crisis. September alone reportedly saw nine companies cease trading. 

* In recent weeks, governments in Spain, Italy, Greece, and France have taken drastic actions to minimize the impact of wholesale price rises on consumers. 

LONDON — Natural gas contracts hit new highs in Europe on Tuesday, as soaring prices continue to put pressure on the region’s energy sector ahead of the winter period. November contracts at the Dutch TTF hub — a European benchmark for natural gas — were trading at around 118 euros per megawatt hour (MWH) just after midday in London. 

The front-month contract was up almost 19% on the day, setting a new record high, and has risen almost 400% since the start of the year. 

In the U.K. — which has been hit particularly hard by the surging cost of wholesale natural gas — prices for November rose 14% to £2.79 per therm on Tuesday. 

Meanwhile, British wholesale gas for immediate delivery rose by 23% to £2.50 per therm. Read more ....  

WNU Editor: Ouch!!!! .... Gas Prices In Europe Are Now The Equivalent Of $205 Oil (OilPrice.com).  

Update: It is getting worse, and heaven help all of us if we have a very cold winter .... Gas Futures in Europe Hit New All-Time High of $1,450 Per 1,000 Cubic Meters (Sputnik). 

More News On Europe's Energy Crisis  

Europe’s Gas and Power Surge to Records as Supply Concerns Flare -- Bloomberg

Oil Prices Charge Higher As Bullish Sentiment Builds -- OilPrice.com  

European gas prices push higher as winter season approaches -- RT  

Europe's energy crisis: EU divided over response to soaring, 'unbearable' prices -- Euronews

EU countries warned to ‘not overreact’ to energy price surge -- Politico  

Europe's energy crisis: Five charts to explain why your bills might go up this winter -- Euronews

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder if the German chancellor and foreign ministry are wondering if they F’d up not taking up President Trumps offer to sell large supplies of LNG? That was back in 2017 so had Germany signed the long term contracts, large supplies would be arriving by now.
But Merkel and the entire German govt wanted to bring Trump down.

Now let’s see who falls and who rises.

Anonymous said...

I was about to write something similar

Remember who sabotaged US and European energy independence ahead of all this

Merkel
Johnson
Biden

All(!) Promoters of the great reset
All(!) Making us dependent on Russia and China

All(!) Apparent traitors to humanity and their nations they swore to defend

The penalty?
For you to decide

It's so obvious in our faces now

The breakdown will happen
They did it on purpose