{"id":62954,"date":"2022-06-23T06:18:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T11:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62954"},"modified":"2022-06-23T06:18:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T11:18:44","slug":"iea-europe-should-prepare-for-complete-russian-gas-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62954","title":{"rendered":"IEA: Europe Should Prepare For Complete Russian Gas Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Natural-Gas\/IEA-Europe-Should-Prepare-For-Complete-Russian-Gas-Shutdown.html\">IEA: Europe Should Prepare For Complete Russian Gas Shutdown<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"key_points\" class=\"wysiwyg clear\">\n<ul>\n<li>IEA chief Birol said that Europe should prepare for a complete suspension of Russian gas supplies.<\/li>\n<li>Birol advised European governments to keep nuclear power stations running and take other contingency measures.<\/li>\n<li>Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands are restarting coal power plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleImageContainer\"><picture class=\"lozad-picture singleArticle__articleImage\" data-iesrc=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/718x300\/2022-06-22_uqxuajzh80.jpg\" data-loaded=\"true\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/420x175\/2022-06-22_uqxuajzh80.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/718x300\/2022-06-22_uqxuajzh80.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><img \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"wysiwyg clear\">\n<p>Europe should prepare for a complete suspension of Russian natural gas deliveries, the head of the International Energy Agency\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f7990162-395f-488e-9d23-13f3cce83e24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>\u00a0the Financial Times in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEurope should be ready in case Russian gas is completely cut off,\u201d Fatin Birol told the FT. \u201cThe nearer we are coming to winter, the more we understand Russia\u2019s intentions,\u201d he added. \u201cI believe the cuts are geared towards avoiding Europe filling storage, and increasing Russia\u2019s leverage in the winter months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a means of countering the worst effects of such a scenario, Birol advised European governments to keep nuclear power stations running and take other contingency measures, too. These other contingency measures seem to focus on demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe there will be more and deeper demand measures [taken by governments in Europe] as winter approaches,\u201d Birol told the FT, adding gas rationing was a distinct possibility in case of further cuts to Russian gas supplies.<\/p>\n<p>In the past three months, Russia has cut off supply to several European countries that refused to pay for gas in rubles. It has also substantially reduced the flow along the Nord Stream, effectively cutting off supply to France and reducing flows to Germany by some 60 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Gazprom and its equipment maintenance service provider Siemens Energy have blamed the reduction on a turbine delivery delay resulting from new Canadian sanctions against Moscow. Germany has blamed Gazprom.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IEA: Europe Should Prepare For Complete Russian Gas Shutdown IEA chief Birol said that Europe should prepare for a complete suspension of Russian gas supplies. Birol advised European governments to keep nuclear power stations running and take other contingency measures. Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands are restarting coal power plants. 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