Cold Shoulder: Ukraine Ends Russian Gas Shipments to Europe, Sending Winter Energy Prices Soaring
Despite nearly three years of war Russian energy has continued to transit unimpeded through Ukrainian territory until now.

Despite nearly three years of war Russian energy has continued to transit unimpeded through Ukrainian territory until now.
In preparation for President-Elect Donald J. Trump returning to the White House, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen suggested that the bloc will look to replace Russian liquid natural gas (LNG) imports with supplies from the United States.
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) stated that if she actually has changed her mind on fracking, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, should push President Joe Biden to end the pause on liquid
Shipments of Russian liquified natural gas to France more than doubled the first half of this year, according to new analyses of trade data.
The European Union on Monday sanctioned Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied natural gas through Europe.
The China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced on Thursday that its Sinopec Oilfield Service Company has signed an agreement worth about $1.1 billion to construct natural gas pipelines for Saudi Aramco, the state oil company of Saudi Arabia.
LNG Energy Group, a Canada-based company owned by billionaire Texas businessman Rodney Lewis, brokered a deal with Venezuela’s PDVSA.
General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham says the Biden administration’s policy of blocking new exports of liquid natural gas is stealing money from Texas schoolchildren and hindering U.S. energy independence.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Last Call,” Biden Senior Adviser for Energy and Investment Amos Hochstein said that the pause on liquid natural gas (LNG) export approvals won’t “have that much of an impact” but is needed to assess “the
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stated that Russia has managed to evade U.S. sanctions and continue to rake in large sums of oil and gas revenues, and so, we’re “going to have to
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink stated that while specifically commenting on the Biden administration’s pause on approvals of new liquid natural gas (LNG) exports is outside her expertise, “we have
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham says President Joe Biden’s recent decision to stop approval of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) exports looks “more like retaliation than a sound policy decision.” Biden’s announcement came one day after “Texas took a bold stand in defending our border against foreign invaders,” the commissioner added.
President Joe Biden’s (D) administration announced Friday it is temporarily pausing pending decisions on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports as part of a move to combat so-called “climate change.”
Federal Prosecutor investigating “suspicions of unconstitutional sabotage” after holes were discovered drilled into a new gas delivery pipe.
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister says the country has largely completed the process of shifting its oil exports from Europe to China and India.
Europe to import more LNG from Russia than ever before, with billions of dollars spent buying energy despite the Ukraine war, and sanctions.
China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday accused the United States of plotting a “dirty energy gold rush” in Ukraine.
Fred Zeidman, co-chair and director of the Council for a Secure America, slammed the Biden administration for its energy policy.
China’s oil and gas giant Sinopec announced on Wednesday that it had signed a deal with QatarEnergy, which manages the nation’s prodigious supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), to become a shareholder in the latter’s North Field East expansion project, granting China unprecedented control over an LNG source.
Finland’s first floating liquefied natural gas terminal was moored Wednesday at the southern port of Inkoo to replace Russian gas imports.
Rishi Sunak’s plan to increase American natural gas imports has been branded as “expensive hypocrisy” given his decision to ban fracking.
The European Union has seen imports of liquid natural gas from Russia rise to record levels this year, sending billions of euros to Moscow.
The UK has one of the smallest reserves of gas yet is shipping the resource abroad at levels not seen for years as a cold snap arrives.
Qatar’s Energy Minister has slammed Germany’s economics minister and stated the west should respect Qatar’s anti-LGBT views.
Despite persistent controversy over the country’s attitude towards LGBT issues, Germany has now agreed to buy gas from Qatar.
China’s state-run Global Times on Sunday said Chinese shipbuilders are “working around the clock” to build ships that can transport liquified natural gas (LNG) to Europe, which is desperate to acquire more of the fuel after losing its supply from Russia.
Britons face regular, rolling blackouts in order to preserve the overall integrity of the gas and electricity network this winter.
The EU has reportedly been meeting its natural gas needs with imports from China, which has been purchasing surplus gas from Russia.
Greenpeace has objected to Germany diversifying its supply of gas away from Russia, claiming new infrastructure could harm the climate.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Rep. French Hill (R-AR) mocked President Joe Biden’s Saudi Arabia trip for using more oil flying over to the Middle East than he brought back from Saudi Arabia and stated
The European Parliament on Wednesday voted not to block a proposed rule that would designate gas and nuclear power plants as “climate-friendly.” The rule will take effect unless 20 of the European Union’s (EU) 27 member states band together to stop it.
Reports are that the explosion may have taken the Texas facility offline for three weeks, heightening the pressure on Europe as it seeks to decouple from Russian energy.
Greek Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas has claimed Greece will pay for gas from Russian energy giant Gazprom without violating sanctions.
Even if the U.S. can ship more gas to Europe, the continent may struggle to receive it. Import terminals are located in coastal areas, where there are fewer pipeline connections for distributing it. And if all Europe’s facilities were operating at capacity, the amount of gas would likely be only about two-thirds of what Russia delivers through pipelines.
In an apparent move of desperation, Germany has agreed to a gas deal with Islamist Qatar to try and wean itself off Russian energy.
State-owned Polish gas company PGNiG has confirmed the purchase of a large shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, which it will transfer on to Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused a CNBC reporter of purposefully acting as if she did not hear his answer to her question regarding Russia’s supply of natural gas to Europe, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported Thursday.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland has signed a long-term deal with a U.S. company for supplies of liquefied natural gas as part of an effort to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, the two sides announced on Wednesday.
Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies to cut its dependency on Russia, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday.
Polish President Andrzej Duda raised alarms Tuesday at the White House to the danger of a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany that President Donald Trump alerted to at a summer NATO summit.