EGF Gazprom Monitor, Issue 96, May 2019

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:

• Gazprom on the European market: Results of May sales on Gazprom"s ESP: Growing sales volumes and a new delivery destination on the German-Czech border
• Nord Stream: Danish public consultation begins on third Nord Stream 2 route; More than half of Nord Stream 2 laid in Baltic Sea
• Southern Corridor: Gazprom aims for 31^st December 2019 Turkish Stream launch date; 2018 results show year-on-year decline in Russian gas exports to Turkey; Q1 2019 shows continued decline in Russian gas supplies to Turkey, as Gazprom"s relations with private importers deteriorate
• Ukraine: EU Energy Union Commissioner Šefčovič set to visit Moscow on the 13^th of June to discuss next round of Gazprom-Naftogaz talks; Gazprom appeals arrest of assets in Luxembourg; Naftogaz files complaint with European Commission over Gazprom"s "anticompetitive practices"
• Asia: Gazprom press conference addresses launch and ramp-up of supplies to China