European and UK benchmark natural gas prices jumped after the extent of the leaks to both Nord Stream pipelines emerged and European leaders called sabotage.
European and UK benchmark natural gas prices jumped after Kremlin-run Gazprom warned that the remaining gas route to Europe, via Ukraine, is now at risk of being shut off.
Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, Gazprom threatened to switch off gas flows through Ukraine because of a legal dispute over transit fees which provoked Moscow to sanction Ukraine’s gas company Naftogaz. The possibility of the shutdown would leave just one route — the TurkStream pipeline — sending gas to Turkey and Russian allied countries.
Maritime authorities have cordoned off the area and are keeping watch to steer ships away as they could lose buoyancy or the leaked gas could ignite and explode. Fingers were pointed at Russia, which has continued to withdraw gas flows to Europe over the last year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said “no option can be ruled out right now” when asked if the damage was due to sabotage.
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