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Gazprom's Power of Siberia pipeline in the Sakha Republic, Russia
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2023
Putin to tap China as failed Europe energy play blunts leverage
Gas volumes to the Asian superpower would only match two-thirds of those that flowed to Europe, but prices will be lower and deliveries would take years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2023
Where did all that Russian gas go?
The war has cut Russia adrift from Europe, its biggest gas export market. So what has Russia — which has the largest reserves in the world — done with all that spare gas?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2023
Moscow's gas ties with Europe, crafted over decades, lie in ruins
Russia"s gas trade with Europe has been based on thousands of miles of pipes beginning in Siberia and stretching to Germany and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2022
Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia
Halting flows to Europe from Russia would likely further roil global energy markets and leave the world economy facing even higher prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2022
Gazprom won’t reopen gas pipeline in energy shock to Europe
The move is a massive blow to Europe, which is scrambling to cut its dependency on Russian gas before winter and has been waiting for Moscowu2019s next steps in the energy war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2022
Gazprom's halt of pipeline gas flow triggers new jitters for Europe
Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian gas, has accused Moscow of using energy as a "weapon."
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2022
German power prices smash record as energy panic engulfs Europe
Europe finds itself in a precarious situation with the official start of the winter heating season just over a month away.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2022
Russian gas flow too low to fill Europe's storage
Russia's cut in supplies through its main gas pipeline to Germany will leave Europe's biggest economy faced with rationing industry to keep its citizens warm during the winter months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 2, 2022
In Russia-Europe gas standoff, both sides lose
Although the threat of shortages comes after the peak demand of winter, Europe still has much to lose when its businesses and households are already reeling from record energy prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 27, 2022
Gazprom arm risks rattling energy markets from U.K. to Singapore
Gazprom Marketing & Trading is facing liquidity problems as banks delay its transactions and peers refuse to deal with it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 7, 2022
War exposes Europe’s failure to heed warnings over Russian gas
Despite experiencing similar issues with dependence on Russian energy in the past, the awkward reality is that the European Union is still much in the same place.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2022
How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia
The United States has imposed several rafts of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine while saying all options are on the table for additional action.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2021
Tensions flare as Russia's Yamal-Europe gas pipeline reverses flow
Instead of being pumped into European markets, which are facing a winter heating crisis due to sky-high prices, gas has been transported east into Poland and Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 7, 2021
Russia's Gazprom feels the heat over Europe's red-hot gas prices
European politicians, under pressure from consumers facing a huge jump in winter heating bills, say Russia could supply more of the fuel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
Germany’s empty pipeline logic
The pipeline across the Baltic has pitted the United States and the European Union against Germany, and a swelling chorus of domestic critics against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2017
Russia turns iffy on Japan gas future as Abe heads to Moscow
Russia's Gazprom PJSC isn't confident in Japan's future as a growing natural gas user, which may damp prospects of a proposed pipeline between the countries as Premier Shinzo Abe travels to Moscow later this month.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2016
Japanese banks eye ¥95 billion in loans to Russia's Gazprom
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Mizuho Bank and other banks are making final arrangements to jointly extend some ¥95 billion ($831 million) in loans to Russia's state-run gas firm Gazprom, sources close to the matter said Monday.
EDITORIALS
May 5, 2015
Europe takes on Gazprom
If Moscow is determined to pick a fight with Europe, it may discover that the economic battlefield is the wrong place for a showdown.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2015
Russia starts gas supplies to rebel-held east Ukraine
Russia started supplying gas to rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Thursday after Kiev had temporarily suspended deliveries because of damage to the networks from heavy fighting, which is continuing despite a cease-fire.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Dec 11, 2014
Elusive gains from Putin's eastern gas deals
The deal struck earlier this year in which Russia's Gazprom agreed to supply natural gas to China for 30 years does not appear to be moving forward as hoped.

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