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hello, welcome to the program m. hashem abala. most of the continent of europe is facing a difficult winter had russia has once again shut down the crucial law stream one gas pipeline to germany. it's raised fears of short as years and possible blackouts . in the coming months. russian authorities say the pipeline was shot to repair a leak, but european leaders have rejected this accusing russia weapon, ising energy, in response to the ukraine sanctions. russian state own firm gas problem says a german company's body to carry out repairs. but siemens energy has denied this, saying it has not been approached german chancellor, olive schultz insists his government is doing all his can to avoid

a crisis the vending type, the style diversity. we will survive the time until vin, because we have made timely decisions in the past months to store guess because, because we're putting coal fired power plants back into operation. and this is why we can say now, and at this point we will get through this winter. the north stream one carries russian gas by it supplies to europe. it stretches a 1200 kilometers under the baltic sea from the russian coast to north east and germany. russia has already significantly reduced gas exports through the pipeline . it prompted nearly 450 percent jump in european gas prices compared to this time last year. but the kremlin has repeatedly blamed western sanctions for the crisis. ah, lettering in our guests in moscow, stanish love metro, which

a leading experts of the national energy security of fund program studies love by turning off the tap is brush her weapon ising gas to retaliate against western sanctions. i think this is a resolution against western sanctions because of the position of moscow storage is authorities in russia. they see that previously trade with russia was weaponized by the west. russian reserves of central bank will basically nationalized or stolen this. it is considered in moscow that a european union decided to post trade embargo on russian co. after that there was a decision to put a bar against russian oil. and they said that a european union decided to impose trade embargo and russian co. after that, there was a decision to put embargo against russian oil and this embargo coming back into practice on the face of december 2022. so. busy from the point of view,

frushell this traitor. how ready weaponized and officially? well, it would follow from the lad. and if you're again, commission, just couple of days ago, passion that european union needs to impose price care on russian gas and price can go completely against the contract. the contract. you cannot see how european union really falls the contract. your appeal union really wants to perform a 2nd russian get. so from russian position, it's like you are doing the same thing that you have done. you cover a literate, now i do this and why we should all of the contract. if you don't, one of the concepts well and so do you see this link between the fact that the decision to shut down the in nor stream one coincide coincides with the the g 7 decision to agree on a price cap for russian oil supplies. do you see the connection between both of

them? i think it is a case and i think this is also a retaliation or trade amount and pressure on gas prices because gas prices have been coming down a little bit since the peak that we observed last week. last week we went to one other that after may be to you, which is equivalent of fav on plus 80 though last are the high, which is extremely high. so i think that has been as 20th someone's ocean's point of view to always maintain pressure on gas prices in your hot, in order to inflict pain economic pain to the european union. and i think this has been visible since the beginning since earth invasion of crane by russia. we have seen 1st episode of the request to pay in what all and then some countries have been cutting party could are put on that, but get, yeah. and then some of their consumers were cut, then there has been in june the progressive reduction of flaws. oh,

a furniture or gas furnace can one because it's very important to explain that this further reduction of not from one flows that we are seeing now this is just to last the piece of a new piece at which has been lasting, of the path of the month it started in june and thing june, we have seen a progressive reduction just before he says it be that we were already at an 80 percent reduction. so what has been shut off for the past few days is just the last 20 percent look of just one pipeline which was still fully in our towards europe burn. anyway, the gas flows through the nordstrom one were at some how 20 percent of what the used to be before, which was about 55000000000 cubic meters a year. still, we're getting a sense of panic which starts to reverberate across europe, particularly in germany and ease. i'm, i mean, follow up on, announced by this is and i think designed to keep the prices are, are,

and that's the way has inflicting economic pain on europe. so the interesting that you got from the announcement it was shutting down 31 completely off the markets closed and the prices have been falling last week. but when i open again tomorrow, i'm sure that they'll bounce up again and that being the strategies to keep the price is high. and ironically, although no streamline has been shut down and i said to fiddle shortages in europe, particularly here in germany. it should be noted that the gas tanks reached 80 percent full already last week, a full month ahead of schedule. so there's not actually a shortage of gas. in fact, we're slap in the middle of, we're averagely. i should be going into the, the, the aging season. but the threat is that no strain one stays off, that there's no impulse throughout the winter that the tanks themselves are too

small to get through the hallways that without continued imports to germany run out of gas after 2 months. if there's no more import. and so put in is just literally turning the gas on and off to keep the tension extremely high. because at any point you can send them off and keep them all, and then the sip, it's a huge energy prices, you know, acids choosing where completely over the barrel on this one. and they just shut them off again with no date for when they're going to resume. but they're going to have to resume with europe is not going to go into a massive crisis that will involve rationing, that will involve industry signed and that will involve huge cost to the consumer status plan using gas as a weapon to further extract more confessions from the europeans, isn't this something that could backfire on the russian government on putting, in particular, because you get, in a sense that many people now are saying russia could not be taken seriously in the

near future. as a genuine partner when it comes to gas or oil supplies, well, let's see a line of for whence you chose to fall. it was said by european officials. that's well, let's see, a line of who, whence you chose to fall. it was said by european officials that it was not, and there was not a specific date announced, but still it was understandable that your doesn't really want to be dependent on russian f and frankly started in several years ago because of the whole grid agenda . and because the alliance of american allergy and stuff like this. so i suppose after all, this was fed by european union in moscow and criminal people. 3rd, that basically we have already lost this market. we are not welcome to there any more. in this case, why should we help europe to pass through winter time, just to wait until union adoption you package of sanction and stop the gas flow

from the small side in this case, why should you wait? i think that's kind of a good strategy issue. and if you look back at the previous sanction packages that really didn't seem to work out as was intended by the, by the west because they ended up creating this crisis. prices were skyrocketing and putting ended up having massive energy revenues. if you look at the new decision, the new push to move forward with the price cap, which means that if you sign up to this agreement, then you have, you can only purchase the russian oil at or below the price cap. is this something that could work? do similar counters going with this? this is, this is very uncertain because i think a lot of countries are currently benefiting from accessed cheaper, russian oil. i mean, you have to understand that she knows that i live at is coming from russia right

now is not sold at market place. he's at brent places for example, but he saw that the discount so therefore the prices are one with the lower. but let me take a step back. i mean, the reasons for the sanctions at the very beginning where he know that lowers of, of the news that of russia is getting on oil on gas and on called, in order to basically not give the impression that the west was financing as a war in ukraine because you know, there's, it's a weapon use from all the sellers are being used to in order to basically manufacture or said we're only one thing which is that western leader there has been a little bit naive in thinking that by saying that, you know, there would put in place all the sanctions. russia would just continue to develop a gaz, pearl's a contract. and in fact, russia as done completely the inverse. and as dickens are lead, because white no washer is in the trading seat in terms of deciding how much gas it

wants to send to your hope and that it always a good excuse not to actually respect the contract. i mean, either there is a problem with the knots in one by plane or people as not wanting to pay in a verbal use of our very eager to actually sheeps of blend towards a west for the problems. but they are creating, we've, the cell is also the naval keys of natural gas towards it. what your hopes of it is very important to remember that because why is your particularly in pain and other countries as well? this is because a market, a global gas markets are extremely tight, and this is why we are seeing this pretty crazy prices of natural gas and also power. i mean, we have a little a power crisis because to high gas prices are translating into very high power prices as, as natalia as is at the mouth. sheena. and that's why your need, those are trying to change the power price mechanism in order to be feed the copper price from you know, cheaper. we still use

a chest nuclear when you were born height or from the very expensive price. ok if we still see the coke or natural gas been, it says that this is a, an uncharted territory for every one. the europeans of the west, in particular, would like to put more sanctions, more restrictions to see that it does not benefit more from the revenue, is to direct those revenues towards the war in you could have come on board. and every indication so far, is that not going to in so much is the 1st process in getting this insurance is you need a safety certificate. and there's an international organization, a group of 11 national organizations that office the certificate. and india explicitly not only ignored the non issue these difficulties went out and certified the entire rushing face of come flux. and they have said that india said this week that they would only come on board with the oil cap price scheme if everybody else

did, which is to say that it's just very strongly that they're not going to get on board . so, you know, you talk to the industry, people, they're very skeptical. they could be made to work. however, even a partial implementation of this, this mechanism would puts india in a position where they can go to russia and say, well, the, you're getting less the market prices from other countries. if we're going to buy food from you, then let's talk about the price again. as i said, they're already getting it already starting at a discount. and so that discount may get even deeper, which will cost russia money. but my take on this is that she puts in, doesn't care about the profitability of the business. she just wants to make sure the revenue comes in sufficient in order to keep this budget balance. and in order to give some goodies to the russian people to stop them becoming unhappy and then im facing domestic in the school problems. so i think he's going to be

a bunch job. but i mean, also done. we have to admit that the sanctions regime has not worked in the school problems. so i think he's going to be a bunch. but i mean, also done. we have to admit that the sanctions regime has no epstein. this is exactly that. it's not going to work very well, because the danger here is that you actually cause a new spike, this timing oil prices. jack morgan said price is to go to $300.00 a barrel, which is twice the all time record. so this one could backfire as well. and the finance ministers when they release the details on friday base, the said very little and more over they said specifically they said nothing about what price the cap is going to come in. ok, russians are said. anybody who joins that scheme was simply going to stop well, deliveries, and then we have a oil prices on top of the gas prices status love. what's next for president putting because for many years, russia by position itself as

a clean energy supplier for europe had massive political and finance leverage that leverage could be lost now with what is happening with turning off the tap. yes, i think this market can be lost and just again, it was said officially by the union officials. they said we are saying good bye for russian gas. we will not be dismantled from russian. yes. we'll stop buying russian guest and french speaking the status several years ago. they've asked you great. well, they have accelerated the strand, nothing off as for what put is going to do next. i think he will still try to, again, was not a string one. and possibly there will be an intrigue concerning transit via craven through a balcony countries. it's also an entry here because russian authorities decided to support category and particular prime minister or wrong in setting lock as to category with lower prices. but henry definitely decided to resell those gastro

neighbors a primarily to austria, asheville, achia. so again, it's an intrigue. we'll put in allows this just to flow too angry than to the rest of the country and germany as we speak. now it's storage facilities are now 84 percent for it, which means in theory they should be fine for the time being where we're at. what about the midterm and long term implications? i mean, just of all you don't get all winter with just storage. i mean, this is very important, you need to have certain amount of imports. and then on top of that, you are using still hedge because you need to covers the heating demand driving withdraw, which is essentially coming from the residential sector. and then during the period, april to october, you are going to, we're fi storage. so if we are, would you seen natural gas on wash r feather or other, if wash or would you see its export to europe even further?

there will be a problem. going for going there after twin is a winter 2020 to 2023 because we, we need to refuses to like even if we are fine and this winter. the problem is that the global gas market is going to be tight until the end of 20252026. why? the tide? because there is a lot actively detail. ellen, she export capacity coming to the market, and russia is putting pressure on your hot right. know precisely because it knows that there is holla tivoli liter as tentative sources available. besides what you hop as already managed to secure. so there is a lot of money coming to europe right now at a very expensive price, but it's very doubtful that you can get even more. and on top of that, very, the const 20 deb something hutcher been one of the, one of the earth follows from the war in ukraine. and if you hover, the sky, rocketing oil prices are compounded with the inflation now the german

chancellor, or has agreed on a $65000000000.00 relief package. would it be enough to tackle those problems, particularly in inflation, which is becoming more of a global or issue here? this is the big problem and i think it's one people are not paying enough attention to is the cost of this war is proving already to be enormously expensive. the germans just put a new 65000000000 euro package, just the core for industry. and the depot, but this is on top of the $60000000000.00 they've already spent it's, it was already spent $52000000000.00. if you look across europe, the bill is already up to about 300000000000 dollars years. and this is before the winter stars. because they're going to subsidize in these heating bills to the population. as barbara, the foreign minister said,

there's going to be demonstrations, protest in berlin, about the rising costs. i mean, the u. k, getting bills are going up 10 salt. and on top of that, you've got the inflation now inflation in the, in the u. k. just went over time percent for the 1st time and he is and the rest of europe, or just about to going to double digit. and this is going to get worse as the teaching bills joe up and i think trusts, i mean the u. k. getting bills are going to tennessee. and on top of that, you've got the inflation 9 inflation in the, in the u. k. just went over time percent for the 1st time and he is and the rest of europe, or just about going to double digit. and this is going to get worse as the teaching bills joe up. and i think this is a strategy he's just going to take so much pain to make the prices of the consumers, the money to pay for that certainly doesn't want to be extremely painful. status love isn't put in, in a way or another, pushing people to look for alternatives,

renewables and for the europeans in a way or another to move forward to new suppliers they could do business with for the longer run it was already announced a trying to find another supplier that european union going to jump from you all ready set. so if you put, if you have a particular time to act right here right now, because in several years from now, maybe from 5 years from now who plenty of gas and oil, and free l, n, g, and g is why pay for it to move right here right now, why wait this 5 years? who are plenty of gas and oil, and free l, n g? not so expensive and you this why pay for it to move right here right now? why wait this 5 years? why stop this is get corporation with europe when it is convenient for europe. probably better to stop this corporation when it is less convenient for you in

order to gain some political results over which i really think that could be kind of kind of an amendment of political course in different european countries, especially after social address. like what happens in pro just referencing, probably people will just call that politicians to find a compromise instruction based on all of your grandchild. i was just fascinating, the way the geopolitics of energy trying now to play out globally, studies love metro. which sophie co been are, is a really appreciate your insight, but unfortunately we have to live with that and thank you for watching. you can see the program again, any time by visiting our website and just, you know, dot com for further discussion. go to our facebook page, that's facebook dot com, forward slash a james i story. you can also join the conversation on twitter, our hand that is at ha insights buddy from the house model. and the entire team here in doha bye for now.

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