China News Service, April 5 (Reuters) - Russia continues to send natural gas to Europe through major pipelines despite uncertainty over the current ruble settlement and Europe saying it will "significantly tighten" sanctions on Russia, Reuters reported on the 4th.
According to data from Germany's Gascade gas pipeline operator, the volume of natural gas transported through the "Yamal-Europe" gas pipeline fluctuated sharply over the weekend, with the latest flow being zero.
Gazprom has booked some capacity for westward delivery of natural gas via the Yamal pipeline, including 4.9 million kWh/h on the evening of the 4th and 1.4 million kWh/h on the evening of the 5th.
Gazprom said it would continue to supply gas to Europe via Ukraine at the request of European consumers.
However, due to Russia's decision that the purchase of Russian natural gas from countries and regions that are "unfriendly" to Russia must be settled in rubles, the future delivery situation is still uncertain.
According to previous reports, the German government announced on the 4th that it will temporarily host the German subsidiary of Ross Gas Industries AG to protect public safety and order and maintain supply security.
During the transition period, the German Federal Network Agency will assume the role of a trust partner.
Prior to this, Gazprom announced on April 1 that it had withdrawn from its participation in the German subsidiary and all other investments.
According to the latest report released by the French Economic Analysis Committee on the 4th, if the EU decides to completely embargo Russia's oil, gas and coal, France's gross national income may fall by 0.15% to 0.3%.
If the EU decides to impose a tariff of about 40% on energy imports from Russia, EU energy imports from Russia will be reduced by 80%.
The impact on France is not much different between the two cases.
Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said on the 4th that the EU will urgently advance further sanctions against Russia.
But now with no agreement among EU member states, it is unclear whether the sanctions will extend to the energy sector.