“The gas shortage has been going on for more than a month, it started at the end of last summer.
Sanctions and negative rhetoric from the restriction on the supply of Russian gas only increased the effect of pressure on prices,” the analyst said.
In his opinion, the price will continue to fluctuate around $1,000 per 1,000 cubic meters.
m, the cost of gas can move towards the maximum only in the case of "some kind of supernovae" on the part of the European Union.
“The maximum that the Europeans are now agreeing on is an oil embargo.
They don’t have such a position on gas... There is no way they can replace Russia with gas, at least in the coming years,” Pikin added.
Shortages and supply problems persist, and all this is reflected in the price of gas, the expert added.
Earlier it was reported that the price of May futures at the TTF hub in the Netherlands increased to $1,101.6 per 1,000 cubic meters.
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