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2009-01-06 23:04

European countries' gas dependence varies (AP)

AP - Five European countries and Turkey are facing a shutoff of natural gas flowing through pipelines across Russia from Ukraine, while others face shortages. Here are basic facts about Russian gas and Europe:

2009-01-06 23:04

Natural gas shortages slam many European nations (AP)

An employee of the Hungarian Mol Natural Gas Transporting Corp. checks the pressure in the pipeline forwarding Russian natural gas from Ukraine at the gas receiving station in Vecses (27 km/16 miles east of Budapest), Hungary, Tuesday, Jan. 6. 2009.  Ukraine and Russia will hold new talks to end their bitter natural gas dispute that has cut off Russian gas to six other countries, the head of Ukraine's gas company said Tuesday, as officials in eastern Europe warned of a looming emergency.(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to at least a dozen nations. Tens of thousands of people were left without heat and governments scrambled to find alternate energy sources.


2009-01-06 19:31

GdF says Russian gas supply to France down 70 pct (AP)

AP - GdF Suez, Europe's largest natural gas distributor, says deliveries of Russian natural gas via Ukraine to France fell over 70 percent Tuesday.

2009-01-06 19:31

Natural gas shortages slam some European nations (AP)

An employee of the Hungarian Mol Natural Gas Transporting Corp. checks the pressure in the pipeline forwarding Russian natural gas from Ukraine at the gas receiving station in Vecses (27 km/16 miles east of Budapest), Hungary, Tuesday, Jan. 6. 2009.  Ukraine and Russia will hold new talks to end their bitter natural gas dispute that has cut off Russian gas to six other countries, the head of Ukraine's gas company said Tuesday, as officials in eastern Europe warned of a looming emergency.(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - A natural gas crisis loomed over Europe on Tuesday, as a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine shut off Russian gas supplies to six countries and reduced gas deliveries to several others.


2009-01-06 19:31

Russian gas disruption spreads across Europe (Reuters)

A worker checks the valve gears in a natural gas control centre of Turkey's Petroleum and Pipeline Corporation, 35 km (22 miles) west of Ankara, January 5, 2009. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)Reuters - Russia sharply cut gas flows to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday in a dramatic worsening of a pricing dispute with Kiev that threatened to disrupt supplies as far west as Italy and Germany.


2009-01-06 16:05

Russian gas situation 'dramatically' worse: EU official (AFP)

A woman passes by a gas pipe of the gas-compressor station in the small Ukrainian city of Boyarka, near Kiev on January 4. The situation with deliveries of Russian gas to Europe AFP - The situation with deliveries of Russian gas to Europe "changed very dramatically" overnight and is "getting worse," a top member of a European Union delegation in Kiev said on Tuesday.


2009-01-06 16:05

Russia, Ukraine trade blame as gas war hits Europe (AFP)

The logo of Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom on January 5. Russia and Ukraine have traded blame as a dispute between the two bitter ex-Soviet rivals triggered major gas cuts in Europe in a dramatic escalation the EU slammed as unacceptable.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)AFP - Russia and Ukraine traded blame Tuesday as a dispute between the two bitter ex-Soviet rivals triggered major gas cuts in Europe in a dramatic escalation the EU slammed as unacceptable.


2009-01-06 16:05

Gas from Russia is down 90 percent in Austria (AP)

AP - OMV AG, Central Europe's largest oil and gas company, says Austria's natural gas supplies from Russia are down 90 percent.

2009-01-06 12:41

Russia gas supplies to south-east Europe halted (Reuters)

A worker checks the valve gears in a natural gas control centre of Turkey's Petroleum and Pipeline Corporation, 35 km (22 miles) west of Ankara, January 5, 2009. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)Reuters - All supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia were halted on Tuesday due to a dispute between Moscow and Kiev over gas prices, officials in Sofia said.


2009-01-06 12:41

Russian gas supplies to Balkans halted (AP)

AP - Bulgaria's energy ministry says Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia have been suspended.

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