Sweden on Monday blocked access to a five nautical mile zone in the area of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines leaking into the Baltic Sea.

Eni said it was ready to pay 20 million euros to unblock the suspension of Russian gas deliveries to Italy via Austria.

Gas saving measures in Europe will be "crucial" this winter to keep stocks at sufficient levels.

Gazprom is threatening to cut off supplies to Moldovagaz after reducing gas supply to 5.7 million cubic meters per day.

The restoration of the Nord Stream gas pipelines is technically possible, according to the claims of the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

The President of the European Commission welcomed Saturday in Sofia the launch of commercial operations of a Greek-Bulgarian gas pipeline.

Gazprom has suspended its gas deliveries to Eni, citing the impossibility of transporting the gas through Austria.

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which connects Russia to Germany, no longer leaks under the Baltic Sea, a spokesman told AFP on Saturday.

In the North Sea lies Germany's most strategic construction site: the construction of the country's first liquefied gas terminal.

In Italy, following the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the CEO of Eni embarked on a tour of African gas suppliers.

Already under pressure, the LNG market is expected to be tighter during 2023 according to the IEA president.

One of the four leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea is starting to weaken, according to Swedish authorities.

Flaring natural gas releases five times more methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, than previously estimated.

France says it is ready to reassess its opposition to the MidCat project, a gas pipeline project linking the Iberian Peninsula to France. In a context of energy crisis, Spain, Portugal and Germany are pushing for the project to be completed.

Gas consumption in German households and businesses has jumped with the first cold weather of autumn, according to the Federal Network Agency.