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Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine stable on Wednesday

Russia halted gas supplies to Austria’s OMV (OMVV.VI), opens new tab in mid-November amid a contractual dispute and legal wranglings related to interrupted gas supplies in 2022.
Despite the stoppage, overall Russian gas exports via Ukraine, which account for just under half of Moscow’s total gas flows to the continent, have remained stable as other buyers stepped in.

Cuba’s Energy Crisis Sparks Unrest

Cuba has increasingly been falling into an energy crisis, which has plunged its citizens into darkness with uncertainty over the future of the country’s energy security. The most recent crisis commenced on the 17th of October when non-essential workers were ordered to go home to help reduce the demand for power. However, this attempt failed and one of Cuba’s main power stations, Antonio Guiteras, shut down, alongside several other facilities.

Saudi Arabia and OPEC+ Brace for Impact as Trump Plans New Oil Moves

The new President has long made his dislike well known — privately and/or publicly — of the OPEC organisation, of several Saudi Arabian policies, and of China’s increased influence over both. In Saudi Arabia’s case, this effectively stems from the breaking of the core agreement made between it and the U.S. on 14 February 1945 between the then-U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the then-Saudi King, Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud.

Germany’s Power Prices Rise as Market Tightens

Since early November, the so-called ‘Dunkelflaute’, German for “dark wind lull”, have often resulted in wind farms in Europe’s biggest economy generating only a fraction of their nameplate capacity, leading to day-ahead electricity prices for peak demand hours to high levels not seen since the peak energy crisis in 2022.