Ukraine-Russia gas UPDATE: Weds: 100% turned off!

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 06 Jan 2009, 20:56

For your entertainment and delight, it got down to -5 degC here last night, and tonight is a repeat performance (due to a High pressure which, as Highs tend to, is going nowhere fast!)

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 06 Jan 2009, 21:17

-10 here last night.

My hands hurt SO much when I unlocked the gates at work this morning.

skeptik · Post by **skeptik** » 06 Jan 2009, 21:30

... and a very chilly night time minimum of +8C here on the Costa Geriatrica.

eatyourveg · Post by **eatyourveg** » 06 Jan 2009, 22:28

skeptik wrote:Russia halts gas supplies to European countries

Hmm... not much fun in Stalingrad, he thought, while sipping coffee heated by North African Butane (6 years supply in the garage)

There are times when chopping your own firewood has benefits, he said, soaking up those Rayburn rays.

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 07 Jan 2009, 06:31

BBC News - 07/01/09

Gas stopped for swathe of states

Seven European and Balkan countries have reported a complete halt in Russian gas supplies via Ukraine as the two countries' energy dispute worsens.

They join countries as far west as Italy and Austria suffering supply shortages since Russia halted its exports to Ukraine in a prices row.

Article continues ...

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 07 Jan 2009, 11:22

Looking at the gas summary report

http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Data/dsr/

The spot price of gas is up, we are maxed out on flow rates from storage, and we have started invoking supply interruptions.

That is all before Russia pulled the plug completely on 18% of Europe's gas supply.

Power cuts by the end of the week?

Post by **adam2** » 07 Jan 2009, 12:34

Most sections of the gas summary report linked to above are months out of date, though a few bits are up to date.
Anyone got more up to date data, especialy storage graphs?

skeptik · Post by **skeptik** » 07 Jan 2009, 13:53

European Union issues 24-hour deadline for Russia to restore gas supplies

... or we will blow our noses in your general direction, you naughty, naughty Russians.

DominicJ · Post by **DominicJ** » 07 Jan 2009, 14:18

... or we will blow our noses in your general direction, you naughty, naughty Russians.

You think we'll take that level of action?

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 07 Jan 2009, 14:26

DominicJ wrote:
... or we will blow our noses in your general direction, you naughty, naughty Russians.
You think we'll take that level of action?

Yes. In fact with that High and an East wind e can even f@rt in their generale direction.
Now go away before I taunt you some more!!

DominicJ · Post by **DominicJ** » 07 Jan 2009, 14:53

Trojan Rabbit?

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 07 Jan 2009, 14:55

RenewableCandy wrote:
DominicJ wrote:
... or we will blow our noses in your general direction, you naughty, naughty Russians.
You think we'll take that level of action?
Yes. In fact with that High and an East wind e can even f@rt in their generale direction.
Now go away before I taunt you some more!!

But King Arthur and his daffy English knnnnnniggits ran away, so it didn't do any good

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 07 Jan 2009, 15:25

Will it be Germany or France leading the invasion of Russia this time, do you think?

They seem to take it in turns.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 07 Jan 2009, 15:48

Andy Hunt wrote:Will it be Germany or France leading the invasion of Russia this time, do you think?

They seem to take it in turns.

HAH!! "General Winter" will sort them out. It did the last few times anyway.

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 07 Jan 2009, 16:29

Russia completely turns off gas spigot

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... nergy/home