EGF Gazprom Monitor, Issue 125, October 2021

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 halts sales on Electronic Sales Platform in mid-October; Another month of lower Gazprom capacity bookings and physical flows on the Yamal-Europe pipeline in Poland; European prices reach record levels on 5th of October
  
• Nord Stream 2: Nord Stream 2 first line pre-commissioning is complete, and the line is filled with gas, ready for operation
  
• Ukraine: Gazprom books no additional capacity via Ukraine for November
• Other: Moldovan gas crisis ends with new supply contract with Gazprom