Gas storageMOSCOW, Jan 23 Geopolitical tensions are one of the reasons for high gas prices, she said at a press conference following an informal meeting of EU energy ministers, European Commissioner Kadri Simson. In her opinion, the current period is important for the energy sector of the community. «In the short term, we are facing unusually high energy prices, a trend exacerbated by geopolitical tensions,» said Simson, who is in charge of energy at the EC. jpg» />The European Commission urged not to wait for a decrease in gas pricesAs noted by the European Commissioner, recently gas prices in the world have reached historical highs, which indirectly affected tariffs in the European Union, as a result of which consumers and industry faced difficulties in paying bills.She She added that the European Union has taken support measures to support consumers in the amount of 21 billion euros. By the close of trading on Friday, gas futures prices in Europe had crossed the threshold of $ 900 per thousand cubic meters. The cost of the nearest futures on the Dutch TTF index at the opening of trading slightly exceeded $880. At the end of December, quotations reached a historical maximum of $2,190.4 per thousand cubic meters, after which they moved to a corrective decline. In the first half of January, the settlement price of futures showed unstable dynamics. Experts attributed the growth in gas prices to several factors: the low level of occupancy of European underground storage facilities (after a long cold winter and hot summer), limited supply from major suppliers and high demand for liquefied natural gas in Asia.
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