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Analyst Pikin did not rule out the rise in gas prices in Europe to $ 3000 by February

12/21/2021, 12:36:59 PM

Director of the Energy Development Fund Sergei Pikin commented in an interview with RT on the data, according to which gas prices in Europe exceeded $ 2 thousand per 1,000 cubic meters. m.


“The next level is already $ 3 thousand, but not immediately ... I think that we will not reach 3 thousand this year, but taking into account how the situation is developing, it is quite possible that we will be able to test this level by February.

Will there be more?

Hardly, "Pikin explained.

At the same time, he added that the current price level is "highly speculative."

“But taking into account the intensity of passions at the moment and the understanding that gas in Europe is getting smaller and there is no new gas being added, so the only response from Europe is the rise in the price of futures,” the analyst explained.

Earlier it was reported that gas prices in Europe exceeded $ 2 thousand per 1,000 cubic meters.

m. Prices increased by 16%. 

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