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epa09928185 Tanks and pipes at overground site of underground gas storage Incukalns (Incukalns UGS), near Ragana, Latvia, 05 May 2022. According to the unified natural gas transmission and storage company 'JSC Conexus Baltic Grid', the firm is the only functional storage in the Baltic countries. The 'Incukalns UGS' storage facility had a capacity of 4.47 billion cubic meters, from which 2.32 billion cubic meters were active or constantly pumped natural gas. In case of rising consumption of natural gas in the region, Incukalns UGS capacity can be increased up to 3.2 billion cubic meters of active natural gas, which will fully ensure Latvia's and the nearby region needs for fuel. Latvia has a unique, concentrated geological structure, which allows to create natural gas storages at least in 11 locations, with a total capacity of up to 50 billion cubic meters. That is about 10 percent of the annual consumption of the European Union and about the same as the total storage capacity across the European Union. Storage is possible because, in the deeps of Latvian soil there is a layer of porous sandstone, which has good storage properties and which is coated with gas-tight rock layers, also these geological structures are placed at optimal level of 700-800 meters deep, allowing safe and cost-efficient storage of gas. EPA-EFE/TOMS KALNINS

Gas Pumping into UGS Facilities, LNG Imports in Europe Hit Record in May

The pumping of gas into European underground gas storage (UGS) facilities in May not only reached a record level for this month, but hit a fresh high since records started in 2011, according to data provided by Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE). LNG imports to Europe also reached a record level ...

June 2, 2022

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Russian MoD: 21 Ukrainian Military Sites Destroyed, Hundreds of Extremists Eliminated

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov has announced that Russian high-precision air-to-ground missiles destroyed 21 concentration areas of manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian forces, including the command posts of the Ukrainian Nazi formations (Kraken) and (Azov) in Kharkov region. In a press briefing on Thursday, Konashenkov ...

June 2, 2022

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Ukraine Gave ‘Assurances’ about US-Supplied Weapons: Blinken

Kiev has given Washington assurances that US-supplied rocket launchers won’t be used to attack targets inside Russian territory, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. He was the latest US official to raise the issue, as Moscow voiced concerns over the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine. Speaking to ...

June 2, 2022

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Lavrov Says ‘No Smoke without Fire’ Responding to Borrell’s Vision of EU as Military Power

The statement by the top EU diplomat, Josep Borrell, that the EU should become a serious military power is mere words “but there’s no smoke without fire,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference following a visit to Saudi Arabia. “Probably, this is primarily mere words, but ...

June 1, 2022

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Kremlin Says Putin, Zelensky Could Meet Only to Finalize `Certain Document’

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky could meet only to finalize “a certain document”, yet the two sides suspended work on it long ago, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “No one could ever exclude such a meeting a priori, but arrangements for it should ...

June 1, 2022

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ussian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov

Moscow Sees Risk of Russia-US Conflict in New Arms Deliveries to Ukraine

The planned delivery of new US weapons to Ukraine, including advanced missile systems, increases the risk of drawing the United States into direct conflict with Russia, Moscow said Wednesday. “Any arms supplies that continue, are on the rise, increase the risks of such a development,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei ...

June 1, 2022

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Russia’s Gazprom Cuts Gas to Two Energy Firms in Denmark, Germany

Denmark has become the fifth country to be cut off from Russian natural gas following the refusal of its biggest power wholesaler Orsted to pay for deliveries in rubles. Supplies to Shell Energy Europe Limited in Germany have also been halted for the same reason, Russian energy giant Gazprom announced ...

June 1, 2022

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FILE PHOTO: A Marder armoured infantry fighting vehicle of the German army Bundeswehr takes part in an exercise during a media day in Munster, Germany, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo

Germany to Supply Arms to Greece for Ukraine Transfer

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, on Tuesday, that Germany will send infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Greece so that the Greek government can transfer Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine. After a two-day EU summit in Brussels, Scholz told reporters that “We will provide Greece with German infantry fighting vehicles”. Scholz did ...

June 1, 2022

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Russia May Halt Gas Supplies to The Netherlands

Russian energy major Gazprom Export announced on Monday that it will suspend gas supplies to Dutch trader GasTerra from May 31 due to non-payment for deliveries in April and its refusal to pay in rubles. “As of the end of the business day on May 30 (the payment deadline stipulated ...

May 31, 2022

World

EU Leaders Ban Most Russian Oil Amidst Division

The European Union agreed on Monday to ban the majority of Russian oil imports as part of a new sanctions package against Moscow, according to the European Council chief. Leaders of the European Union have agreed to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports. The late-night agreement intended to ...

May 31, 2022