The amount would be “enough to supply 1.5 million European homes”, estimates the Norwegian company Rystad Energy
After the restrictions on Moscow for invading Ukraine and the consequent cutoff of Russian gas to the West, the search for alternative supply has been the main objective of the great European political leaders to avoid a serious energy crisis, especially in the face of winter. Meanwhile, Russia could be burning a surplus of almost ten million euros of gas per day, according to a study by the Norwegian company Rystad Energy.
Satellite images taken capture a huge flare at a new liquefied gas facility near the Finnish border, northwest of St. Petersburg. A picture that residents of the area have also been able to observe. The study points out that Moscow could be burning a possible surplus of “4.3 million cubic meters of gas per day” on a daily basis, which is equivalent to about ten million euros. The total amount would be “enough to supply 1.5 million European homes,” estimated Rystad Energy’s vice president for gas markets, Sindre Knutsson.
However, experts do not rule out that this action is part of the testing procedures at the Portovaya plant. Although they do not sufficiently reaffirm this hypothesis, since they also ensure that “the magnitude and duration of this continuous period of burning are quite extreme” to be simple tests.
zero communication
“We cannot know the exact reason for the burning because we have not had any communication from Russia or from the state operator Gazprom. There are many potential reasons, but we don’t know the exact one,” Knutsson said.
This plant, whose commissioning is scheduled for this year, is located near a compression station of the ‘Nord Stream 1’. Its supply was cut off for ten days last July while annual pipeline maintenance was carried out. Although it has resumed, gas flow is only running at a fifth of capacity.
Hungarian reactors
On the other hand, Hungary announced this Friday the construction of two nuclear reactors “in the coming weeks.” A task that will be carried out together with the Russian group Rosatom. After numerous delays, the Government gave the authorization yesterday. “This is a big step, a milestone,” said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
The minister considered that it can be foreseen in a “realistic” way that the two reactors come into operation towards the end of this decade. The project shows the ties that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintains with Putin.
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