SHEL - Gazprom cuts gas to Europe Spain and Portugal institutes natural gas price cap
European natural gas prices rallied as much as 14% Thursday, after Gazprom (OTCPK:OGZPY) announced it would no longer export gas through Poland via the Yamal pipeline (EQNR) (SHEL). The announcement comes after Moscow prohibited dealings with former Gazprom (OTCPK:OGZPY) subsidiaries which have been nationalized by European and US counterparts. The Yamal pipeline has design capacity of ~33bcm, enough to supply almost 7% of Europe's natural gas demand; however, flows have been intermittent since war in Ukraine began. Meanwhile Spain and Portugal announced they will impost a natural gas price cap of €40 per MWh for gas flowing into the power stack. The cap is to be in place from Friday until year end; currently, natural gas in Europe is trading at ~€115 per MWh. Details of the ruling remain unclear, including whether the utility or the upstream producer (OTCQX:REPYY) (OTC:GLPEF) will bear the loss between market and mandated prices.
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Gazprom cuts gas to Europe, Spain and Portugal institutes natural gas price cap