The Russian company Gazprom has not reserved capacity for December this year. for gas transit through Poland via the Yamal-Europe pipeline. Shortly after the auction, the gas price in the Netherlands increased.
Gaz-System, the Polish operator of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline, offered around 89 million cubic meters at the auction. gas per day at the Kondratki entry point at the Polish-Belarusian border. Gazprom has not decided to reserve capacity,
Increase in prices
As noted by Bartłomiej Sawicki, a journalist from “Rzeczpospolita” dealing with energy, this one the decision led to an increase in gas prices in the Netherlands by 6%.
The Russian “Kommersant” also writes about the price increase after Gazprom’s decision. The daily also notes that this decision by Gazprom will not allow for more intensive filling of underground gas storage facilities in European countries. Gazprom started replenishing stocks in these tanks a few days ago.
High gas prices
Russia’s activities on the gas market and the post -andemic turmoil have made blue fuel extremely expensive in recent months. J.ak informed today the Energy Regulatory Office w III kw. 2021 r. the average price of gas imported from the EU and EFTA countries reached PLN 211.24 per MWh and was six times higher than in the previous year, twice as high as in the previous quarter and the highest since 2015.
Gas prices in the last 6 years.
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In Q2 2021, this price was PLN 102.40 per MWh, and in Q1 – PLN 85.72 per MWh. A year ago, in the third quarter of 2020, the average import price calculated by the ERO was PLN 34.88 per MWh. The calculations of the Energy Regulatory Office refer to the prices of performed contracts.
As recalled by the Office, foreign contracts affect the prices of gaseous fuels on the Polish wholesale market, and these are then reflected in gas prices for end customers in the country.
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