Gas: another day without deliveries of methane from Russia to Germany, and without pipeline reservations

27 December 20212 years ago babelfish

The "General Winter" is used, for the umpteenth time, by Russia against Western invaders, or politicians. Despite statements by Gazprom and the Russian government that this is all coincidental, we are on the sixth day of non-delivery of Russian gas to Germany through the large Yamal gas pipeline.

Here's what the mailing situation looked like yesterday:

Since December 18, virtually no gas arrives at Mallnow, the compression station between Poland and Germany. Indeed, the flow is negative, from German reserves to Poland.

Unfortunately, the bad news does not end there: Gazprom , even today, has not booked gas transit through the Polish section of the Yamal gas pipeline. So, even for today, no gas arriving from Russia to Germany. The arm wrestling continues, even if it is not perfectly clear what is happening and what is at stake. Officially Gazprom does not send Gas because it would have completed the contractual supplies scheduled for 2021, but it would be the first time in which extras are not granted, paid for. Clearly Moscow is using gas as an instrument of pressure, especially when it can sell it to countries with which it has better relations, namely China. At the same time, not supplying gas to Europe damages relations with one's best customer.

Those who profit for sure are the US liquid natural gas traders, who are sending tanks to Europe, with a significant premium over their own market. The loser is the EU, reduced, by its own responsibility, to being a pawn in a game in which it is only a passive victim. Russia or USA, however someone will skin it.

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