Sayda Compressor Station, linking the pipeline systems of the Czech Republic (Gazela pipeline) and GermanyMOSCOW, 18 Jan. Gas futures prices in Europe at auction on Tuesday — after a short-term increase to about $1,070 the day before — fell below $900 per thousand cubic meters, according to data from the London ICE exchange. The cost of the next, February, gas futures on the TTF index — the largest European hub — has been demonstrating a steady decline since the very opening of the trading session: from a mark just below $1,000, the quotes fell to about $865. And for the last hour, futures have been trading, losing about 4.6% against Monday's settlement price of $907.8 per thousand cubic meters.The ex-Minister of Energy of Ukraine admitted the theft of Russian gasThese quotes last week fluctuated in the range of 825-1130 dollars per thousand cubic meters, on Wednesday the estimated price became the lowest since the beginning of the year — almost 885 dollars. However, in the second half of the week, the indicator rose sharply and reached $1,025 on Friday. A noticeable increase in gas prices in Europe began in spring, when the average spot price on the TTF index fluctuated in the range of $250-300 per thousand cubic meters, in the last days of summer contract with a «day ahead» delivery exceeded $600, and in early October it crossed the $1,000 threshold. on increasing gas supplies Quotes on December 21 reached a historic high of $2,190.4 per thousand cubic meters, after which they moved to a corrective decline. The estimated price of January futures in the last days of last year fell by half, on December 30 — to $ 1,020, and in the first half of January it showed unstable dynamics, moving from a decrease to an increase and vice versa. Experts in summer and autumn associated the increase in gas prices with several factors: low filling levels in European underground storage (after a long cold winter and hot summer), limited supply from major suppliers and strong demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia.
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