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The German newspaper Handelsblatt spoke about the possible impact of the agreements with the United States on cooperation between Berlin and Moscow.

Gas prices in Europe at the opening of trading are down by almost five percent, according to data from the ICE Futures exchange.

The French authorities have banned banks in the country from investing in the Russian Novatek project for the production of liquefied natural gas Arctic LNG-2 in Yamal.

Moldova in December will face the need to pay off its debt to Gazprom in the amount of $ 30-40 million, a solution must be sought now.

Gas and oil prices could reach new peaks this winter if cold winter forecasts come true.

The topic of continuing the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after 2024 can be discussed if Gazprom has buyers for this fuel, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

High petrol prices in the USA may be the result of illegal activities of oil companies, President Joe Biden said during a speech at the White House.

Japanese authorities will sell some oil reserves from its strategic reserves.

New US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 are being introduced to create the appearance of active actions, the announced restrictions do not pose a real threat to the project.

Washington, imposing new sanctions related to "Nord Stream 2" at the time of the energy crisis, does not take into account the opinion of Europe.

Readers of the Bulgarian newspaper Dnes.dir criticized Germany's decision to suspend the Nord Stream 2 certification process.

The launch of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline is possible in April-May next year.

Dmitry Peskov, speaking about the timing of the launch of Nord Stream 2, urged not to guess and not to interfere with the work of the regulator, and also said that technologically everything is ready.

Certification of Nord Stream 2 must be completed by the end of the year to avoid new risks when the United States will consider the defense budget with sanctions against the pipeline.

The Federal Republic of Germany explained why Kiev wants to participate in the certification of Nord Stream 2.