World gas prices can exceed three thousand dollars a thousand cubic meters against the background of increasing demand. Such a forecast gave RIA Novosti Specialist in the global oil market, the invited professor of the Energy Economy in the leading European business school ESCP Europe Mamdh Gassan Salama.
According to economist, the cost of liquefied natural gas (LNG) can grow to 3.6 thousand dollars per thousand cubic meters, especially in the case of harsh winter.
“High global demand for natural gas and LNG, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the deficit of supply of all over the world pushes prices for natural gas and LNG to new records. The situation is unstable, so it is difficult to establish a gas price ceiling. Cost It may even achieve three thousand dollars, “Salama expressed.
According to him, gas prices, LNG and coal can grow significantly after the Chinese authorities demanded that power supply in the country for the upcoming winter “at any cost”.
Gas prices in Europe at the bidding on October 6 approached the mark of two thousand dollars per thousand cubic meters. Saxo Bank experts believe that the launch of the “Northern Flood-2” would help to reduce prices. If the upcoming winter is cold, and gas supplies will not increase, Europe is waiting for “gloomy and expensive time.”