Laurence Walker

Russia exported an estimated 85.6mcm/day of gas via two remaining pipeline routes to Europe, a monthly decline of 1.86mcm/day, or 2.1%, according to Montel estimates based on data published by European gas TSO group Entso-G.

The front-month API 2 coal contract was last seen up USD 0.35 at USD 113.50/t, after earlier touching its lowest level since 25 July of USD 112.95/t, on Ice Futures, deepening Wednesday's six-week low of USD 113/t.

(Montel) Une tempête dans le golfe du Mexique devrait se transformer en ouragan et toucher une grande partie des capacités de gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL) des États-Unis en milieu de semaine, ce qui pourrait avoir un impact sur les exportations européennes, selon les prévisions de lundi.

The tentative gains in part reflected tighter Norwegian supply, amid ongoing annual maintenance, as well as forecasts of colder weather, Montel reported

Combined inventories at four key terminals in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp (ARA) were assessed last at 3.81m tonnes, a weekly decline of 0.06m tonnes and the lowest since the week beginning 11 April 2022, terminal data obtained by Montel showed on Tuesday.

The category 1 hurricane will hit Louisiana later today, missing Texas, and then weaken as it moves north to Mississippi, according to a bulletin published this morning by the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).

“The ending of gas transit through Ukraine and the possibility of Azerbaijan somehow stepping into the breach raises more questions than answers,” said John Roberts, an energy security specialist with consultancy Methinks.

The benchmark front-month Dutch TTF contract was seen last down EUR 0.85 at EUR 35.29/MWh on Ice Endex. On Wednesday, the contract hit its lowest level since 30 July of EUR 34.67/MWh.

(Montel) La France, la Belgique et l'Espagne ont commencé à déployer de nouvelles mesures en préparation des sanctions européennes sur les réexportations de gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL) russe entrant en vigueur l'année prochaine.

“We consider these volumes as a part of the energy security for the whole [European] region, including Ukraine of course,” Ivan Geliukh, CEO of D.Trading, told Montel in an interview.