EGF Gazprom Monitor, Issue 106, March 2020

A Snapshot of Key Developments in the External Relations of the Russian Gas Sector

By Dr Jack Sharples, EGF Associate Researcher on the External Dimensions of Russian Gas and Research Fellow on the Natural Gas Research Programme, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Key points:

• Europe: Gazprom's ESP performs strongly again in March; PGNiG wins arbitration ruling against Gazprom over long-term contract gas prices
• Nord Stream 2: Russian pipelaying vessel continues its journey to Europe; Deadline approaching for final decision on regulation of NS2 in German territorial waters as Polish PGNiG joins the procedure
• Ukraine: Russian gas transit via Ukraine in Q1-2020 down by 51% year-on-year
• Asia: Power of Siberia undergoes maintenance in March; Gazprom launches pre-investment phase for Power of Siberia 2