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European Energy Prices Soar As Western Media Hypes Imminent Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

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European natural gas and electricity prices jumped as Western corporate media continued to drum up headlines of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine that could spark World War 3.  

Benchmark European gas prices rose more than 10% to 84 euros a megawatt-hour, the highest in weeks. German power prices also moved higher. 

Europe’s energy crunch is set to worsen if tensions in the region deteriorate. Russian gas supply is already low as storage facilities are well below average for this time of year (this means gas supplies will remain tight through spring). The risk of rolling blackouts across the continent increase if Russia cuts off gas to Europe. 

“The immediate focus is on the potential for a disruption in Russian energy supplies to Europe, which would be very difficult to deal with, and could create a true energy shortage even beyond the challenge that we’re already seeing,” said Jason Bordoff, director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. “But before that, Europe was already in an energy crisis.”

According to monthly auction results on Monday, Russian supplier Gazprom PJSC didn’t book additional pipeline capacity for March to send gas to Germany via the Yamal-Europe pipe. Gas flows through Ukraine into Europe are also far below contractual volumes. 

On Monday, Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, told attendees at a conference in Cairo that politicizing gas in Europe is not a good idea because it translates to higher prices for consumers. Already, the UK has capped energy prices for households to mitigate further soaring costs. 

Also, Brent traded around $95 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate traded above $93. An unfolding crisis in Ukraine could push crude to $120 a barrel because of supply concerns. 

“A Russian invasion could deliver a backlash from the West in the form of sanctions, which may put worldwide oil supply at risk. About 43% of Russia’s oil output, or about 4.5 million barrels a day, was exported in October 2021. Sanctions, if they were to occur, could shrink those outflows, giving OPEC+ member countries an opportunity to fill the supply gap. Yet, most OPEC+ members are already at high utilization, and any oil-supply deficit risks higher short-term prices, perhaps as high as $120 a barrel,” Bloomberg said. 

Soaring energy prices are one thing that central bankers worldwide and especially in the West don’t need at the moment because it would force them to raise interest rates more aggressively and possibly trigger recessions. 


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