Gazprom’s shock to Europe; The possibility of a 60% increase in the price of gas

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, the Russian company “Gazprom” warned on Tuesday that according to conservative estimates, the prices may increase by 60% more than the current level by winter.

According to the websitePoliticoThe European Commission wants the European Union to end its reliance on Russian gas as soon as possible.

According to this report, the export of Russian gas to Europe through the “Nordstream-1” pipeline is currently running at 20% capacity, and Gazprom has stated that the reason for the decrease in its exports is the deactivation of two pressure boosting turbines.

One of these turbines, manufactured by Siemens, was sent to Montreal, Canada for repair, but Canada refused to return this turbine for a long time under the pretext of sanctions against Russia, but finally, under pressure from Germany, it agreed to return this turbine for a few days. Later, Gazprom announced that another turbine was out of order.

According to Politico, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gehrstor said in a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Schultz on Monday that his country’s energy sector, instead of injecting gas into the fields, prioritizes sending more gas to Europe to reduce Russian strikes. has it.

Gas futures hit a new high of 234.50 euros per megawatt-hour on Tuesday as Europe braces for a possible Russian gas cut and countries race to fill underground gas storage before winter, the news source wrote.

This report indicates that the crisis of lack of gas and energy carriers in Europe, whose main supplier is Russia, has become the most important concern of European countries.

Although many Western countries have claimed to be trying to abandon fossil fuels in the fight against climate change in recent years, after facing the energy crisis caused by the Russian embargo, they have turned to reopening old power plants that work with oil and coal products.

In this regard, “Joseph Burrell”, the head of the foreign policy of the European Union, said that helping Ukraine in the fight against Russia has a price for Europe that the citizens of this continent should be willing to pay. “We have to explain to our citizens that this is not someone else’s war,” said the European diplomat in an interview published in the Spanish newspaper “El Pais” on Thursday. “People must pay the price for supporting Ukraine and preserving the unity of the European Union.”

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