Sweden and Finland say they will provide liquidity to power markets if needed, a day after Gazprom said it wouldn’t restart key pipeline.

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.Headquarters of Russia’s Gazprom, which said it wouldn’t reopen gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 this weekend as planned.20220903.Companies and governments girded for higher energy prices and said they were continuing to prepare for emergency measures after Russia said it had indefinitely halted natural-gas supplies to Europe along a key pipeline.

RUSSIA CLOSEWD NS1. LNG PIPE LINE TO EU..

俄羅斯從20220831日起關閉天然氣管線北溪一號三天,進行例行性維護,原本預定20220903日重啟恢復供氣,沒想到俄羅斯天然氣公司（Gazprom）發現渦輪機漏油問題,隨即宣布暫停北溪1號天然氣供應,直到問題完全排除。事實上歐盟擬對俄羅斯天然氣實施價格上限,以打擊俄國總統普丁操縱歐盟能源市場的企圖,但俄方則揚言將切斷歐洲天然氣供應反制。

俄羅斯天然氣公司Gazprom表示,氣泵機組檢修發現有漏油問題,另外在其他渦輪機上也出現類似漏油情形,意味著管線的渦輪機無法安全運作,必須經由專業維修來解決問題。由於歐洲自疫情復甦後天然氣需求攀升,加上俄烏戰爭影響,歐洲躉售天然氣價格自2021年8月以來狂飆400％,重創歐洲產業與家庭。

英國許多家庭拒絕繳納天然氣使用費,可能性遭受到斷氣通知書,預期今年的冬季寒冷且漫長其他歐洲各國亦步亦趨.俄國降低對歐洲輸氣量,藉以反擊西方制裁措施,俄國高調揮舞能源政治,凸顯俄烏衝突的戰線早已拉長至烏克蘭邊境之外,波及整個歐洲,甚至是全球市場.

國際戰略觀察家分析認為俄羅斯採取寧為玉碎不為瓦全,的至高戰略,90天後換句話說2022.年底前,就是對於歐洲發動整體性的另類戰爭,以美國為首幕後的影舞者,暗中拍手叫好,因為許多歐洲資本家已經開始轉移資產,投資美國降低因為俄羅斯斷供天然氣帶來的損失,由此看來歐洲的失業率將再度提高,2022.耶誕節肯定是無法大規模舉辦狂歡吃喝玩樂喇.

Gazprom said in a separate statement earlier Monday that it has received documents from Canada, but hinted the turbine wouldn’t be returned in time and said sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine must be resolved to get the equipment back to the country. 

“The turbine will be installed after all the technological formalities have been completed, and the flows will be at the levels that are technologically possible,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday. The situation may change “if Europe continues its course of absolutely recklessly imposing sanctions and restrictions.”

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.All Eyes on NS1 Natural Gas Flows to Europe as Annual Maintenance Begins.European natural gas prices nosedived on 20220831 after Canada said it would circumvent sanctions against Russia and ship a key piece of equipment that could help get more supplies flowing to the continent. 

Gazprom Again Cuts NS1 Natural Gas Flows to Europe ,Russia’s Gazprom PJSC said Monday that it would again reduce flows on the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline to take another turbine out of service for repairs, further cutting deliveries to Europe where prices soared on the decision. The company said deliveries on the 745-mile, 6 Bcf/d link between Russia and Germany would be cut to 20% of capacity by Wednesday. Gazprom has been awaiting delivery of a repaired turbine it needed to install before work could begin on other equipment at the Portovaya compressor station. The company said Monday that too much time had elapsed between overhauls and another turbine needed to be taken offline, leaving just one of eight engines operating at the facility. 

The delayed turbine has been stuck in both Canada and Germany due to sanctions and missing paperwork. Russian newspaper Kommersant reported over the weekend that the equipment missed a Saturday ferry and was still stranded in Germany. 

The European Union rolled out a plan last week to cut gas consumption by 15% among all consumers until next spring. Some of the bloc’s members, including Greece, Portugal and Spain, have indicated they won’t comply and are pushing for exemptions. 

The deteriorating supply outlook has Asian buyers on edge as well. Engie EnergyScan noted that Japan-Korea Marker (JKM) spot prices jumped by nearly 13% last week. JKM has risen as buyers in Asia are stepping up efforts to secure additional LNG cargoes ahead of what could be even more competition with Europe.