About: Yamal
Russia cuts gas to Poland, threatens disconnecting Bulgaria
Russia halted gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract on Wednesday (26 April), in a deepening of the rift between the West and Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Russian gas flows via Yamal pipeline to Germany decline sharply
Russian westbound gas flows via the Yamal-Europe pipeline to Germany from Poland have declined sharply on Thursday (3 March), data from the Gascade pipeline operator showed.
Eastbound gas flows resume on Russian Yamal-Europe pipeline
Gas flows from Germany to Poland resumed on Wednesday evening (2 February) via the Russian Yamal-Europe pipeline, which usually sends Russian gas westwards into Europe, data from German network operator Gascade showed.
Gazprom quizzed on high energy prices, EU’s Vestager says
The European Union's anti-trust chief on Thursday (13 January) said she had asked gas companies including Gazprom about tight supplies after accusations the Russian giant was holding back extra production that could be released to lower soaring prices.
Hoping for cheaper gas to come, Europe reverses Russian link to tap storage
Gas traders are relying on stockpiles to supply European buyers and avoid paying near record-high prices, industry sources and market analysts said, explaining the unusual reverse in direction of flows through a major Russian pipeline.
Ukraine’s Naftogaz complains to EU over Gazprom’s abuse of dominant position
The Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz filed on Wednesday (22 December) a competition law complaint with the European Commission against Russia’s Gazprom for "abusing its dominant position" on the European gas market, calling on EU authorities to take immediate measures to normalise the situation.
Lukashenko ‘bluffing’ on EU gas threat: Belarus opposition leader
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Thursday (11 November) said strongman Alexander Lukashenko would not follow through on threats to cut off gas supplies to Europe over an escalating conflict with the EU.
Gazprom books fraction of gas transit capacity via Poland, ignores Ukraine
Russian gas giant Gazprom has booked about a third of offered additional gas transit capacity via the Yamal-Europe pipeline via Poland for November and has not booked any volumes via Ukraine, auction results showed on Monday (18 October).
Russian gas transit via Poland has almost halted
Russian natural gas transit via the Yamal-Europe pipeline, which traverses Poland, has almost dried up, Interfax cited gas pipeline operators as saying on Monday (25 May), days after a gas transit deal between Moscow and Warsaw expired.
EU more dependent on Russian gas than ever, despite bid to diversify
Despite repeatedly vowing to reduce its energy dependency on Moscow, Europe is more reliant on Russian gas than ever before - and there are few signs of this trend reversing.
EU leaders to clash over Nord Stream 2 at summit
EXCLUSIVE / The issue of Nord Stream 2 will be discussed at the 17-18 December EU summit, but the exchange is unlikely to go very far because the countries opposing the project use legal arguments which are not widely accepted, analysts told EURACTIV.
Russia’s Yamal gas megaplan to become symbol of sanctions defiance
Dozens of Russian energy ventures are in jeopardy due to Western sanctions on technology and funding. Looming over them all, is a giant project the Kremlin is bent on saving no matter what.