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European, UK natural gas prices rocket to all-time highs

by Daily Sabah with AFP

ISTANBUL Dec 21, 2021 - 4:09 pm GMT+3
The National Grid's liquified natural gas (LNG) plant is seen at the Isle of Grain, southern England, Aug. 16, 2013. (Reuters Photo)
The National Grid's liquified natural gas (LNG) plant is seen at the Isle of Grain, southern England, Aug. 16, 2013. (Reuters Photo)
by Daily Sabah with AFP Dec 21, 2021 4:09 pm
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The natural gas prices in Europe and the United Kingdom a hit fresh record Tuesday on strong winter demand and boiling geopolitical tensions between consumer nations and key supplier Russia.

Europe's reference Dutch TTF gas price hit $183.805 (162.775 euros) per megawatt hour in late morning deals, up more than 10% from Monday, while U.K. prices leaped to 408.30 pence per therm.

Both markets beat previous records from October and also struck on demand worries for the Northern Hemisphere winter months. They are currently about seven times greater than at the start of 2021.

Runaway spot gas prices, alongside other buoyant commodities including crude oil, have fuelled mounting concern about spiking inflation worldwide.

European gas "continued its inexorable rise ... to another record," wrote Deutsche Bank analysts in a client note.

"It comes as temperatures have continued to decline heading into the European winter, and we also got the news that (Russian energy giant) Gazprom had not booked any extra capacity in January for gas flowing through Ukraine.

"That's an important story heading through the winter with implications for European growth, and one that will have investors closely following the weather forecasts to work out what might happen."

Europe's gas stocks had already been depleted by a prolonged winter last year.

Added to the picture, calmer prevailing weather conditions have this year sharply reduced the supply of wind power.

Some analysts blame the market spike on the ongoing controversy surrounding Russia's planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

German Economic Affairs Minister Robert Habeck warned Saturday of "severe consequences" for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany if Moscow attacked Ukraine.

The Baltic Sea pipeline is set to double supplies of cheap natural gas from Russia to Germany, which the European Union's top economy says is needed to help it transition from coal and nuclear energy.

But the 10 billion euro ($12 billion) project has for years been dogged by delays and drawn fierce criticism from both Germany's eastern EU allies like Poland and the United States.

Critics say Nord Stream 2 will increase Europe's dependence on Russian gas and Ukraine has described it as a "geopolitical weapon."

One-third of Europe's total gas supplies come from Russia.

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