Iran Eyes New Export Markets For South Pars Gas

The threat of sharply rising gas prices and supply failures increases as Europe heads into winter without the reassurance of abundant cheap gas from Russia. Such gas supplies may halt completely if the European Union (EU) gives the final approval to a cap on gas prices from Russia at its meeting on 24 November. Russia’s state-owned gas behemoth, Gazprom, has stated that if the EU introduces this gas price cap, it will suspend all exports of its gas to EU countries. Gas imports from Russia made up around 40 percent of the EU’s gas supply…