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Gazprom Cuts Gas Supply to Orsted and Shell Energy
Date: June 1, 2022
(Reuters) – Russian gas producer Gazprom has cut off gas supplies to Denmark’s Orsted and to Shell Energy for its contract to supply gas to Germany, it said on Wednesday, citing the companies’ failure to make payments in roubles. Gazprom has already halted supplies to Dutch gas trader GasTerra, as well as to Bulgaria, Poland...
In Wary Finland, Santa’s Grotto Is Also Bomb Shelter
Date: June 1, 2022
By Essi Lehto and Anne Kauranen ROVANIEMI/HELSINKI (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not caught Finland unprepared. Even the Santa Claus theme park in his “hometown” in the snowy north is ready to stand down its elves and revert to its original function – an emergency bomb shelter in case of attack. Tens of...
Denmark’s Orsted Warns of Russian Gas Supply Halt After Spurning Rouble Payments
Date: May 30, 2022
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Orsted on Monday warned that Russia’s Gazprom Export could stop supplying gas to the Danish energy company because it has refused to pay in roubles, but such a move would not immediately put Denmark’s gas supplies at risk. Russia’s rouble payment scheme has exposed cracks in the European Union’s united...
China, Pacific Islands Unable to Reach Consensus on Regional Pact
Date: May 30, 2022
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) -China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged the Pacific region not to be “too anxious” about his country’s aims after a meeting with his counterparts from 10 island nations deferred consideration of a sweeping trade and security communique. Wang hosted the video meeting with foreign ministers from Pacific island nations...
China-Swiss Trade Talks Stall Over Rights Issues – Newspapers
Date: May 30, 2022
GENEVA (Reuters) -Efforts by Switzerland to refresh its free trade agreement with China have stalled as Bern takes a more critical view of Beijing’s human rights record, Swiss newspapers reported on Sunday. Switzerland and China signed a free trade agreement in 2013, Beijing’s first such deal with an economy in continental Europe. The move was...
Israel Renews Gas Exploration, Expects Export Deal to Europe
Date: May 30, 2022
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is renewing offshore natural gas exploration and hopes to reach an agreement soon for exporting gas to Europe, Israel’s energy minister said on Monday. Energy Minister Karine Elharrar had said exploration for new gas fields would be put on hold to focus on meeting renewable energy targets but due to the...