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Articles, updates, and energy industry insights written by Richard Soultanian
Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Global
Crude Oil Gains Momentum on Geopolitical Risk
Crude oil markets have been gaining momentum. Since the start of the year, crude prices have increased by approximately 15 percent. Several factors seem to be driving crude oil prices, but the principal one is geopolitical risk.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / United Kingdom
UK Energy Bill Relief Scheme
The United Kingdom has published a fairly detailed plan to provide businesses and other non-domestic consumers relief from high energy prices this winter under the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Europe
Complacency In EU Energy Markets
European electricity and natural gas prices have steadily declined over the past several weeks. We generally attribute this recent phenomenon to several factors including weather, inventory, and the situation with Ukraine.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Europe
Pipeline Sabotage
The recent news regarding explosions damaging the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines is a concerning escalation of the weaponization of energy in Europe.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Europe
Nord Stream Flows Stopped
Gazprom has issued a press release stating that oil had been detected in the Portovaya station's only operating compressor.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Europe
Whistling Past the Graveyard
With most of Europe deep into the holiday season, few are focused on the current energy crisis. Undoubtedly once corporate procurement managers and commodities traders return from their holidays, reality will quickly set in.
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EU Council Regulations - Gas Demand Reduction
The next step in the EU's response to Russia's use of natural gas as a political weapon - the Regulations represent the 'best' compromise the EU could construct to prepare for the looming threat of natural gas supply disruptions.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Global
Big Week for Energy Markets
This week is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in the global energy markets for a long time. Energy prices in Europe (and around the globe) have increased sharply on the fear that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not reopen.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Global
Will He, or Won't He?
Will Putin restart the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline after its scheduled maintenance is supposed to conclude? There is a multitude of variables to consider in assessing this question.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Europe
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't
With Europe energy pricing rising from the extreme to the ludicrous in the past few weeks – commercial and industrial consumers with open positions in the second half of 2022 (H2/2022) and calendar 2023 (CAL23) have to make some difficult decisions.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Global
Ukraine Endgame
With Russia making (slow and grinding) progress in the Donbas region, the war looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. Like most military conflicts, this one will end with a negotiated settlement, but when?
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Ukraine War - Corporate Energy Risk Analysis & Considerations
In this follow up to our previous Ukraine scenario analysis we'll take a deeper look at the ongoing crisis and how NUS is approaching the energy market during these unprecedented times.
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