Gas prices in Europe can put new records due to the prospects for cooling in the region. Such a reason in conversation with the “ribbon.ru” called the head of the Prognostic Center “Meteo” Alexander Shuvalov. He did not rule out that the cost of gas would be able to exceed 1000 dollars a thousand cubic meters.
“Gas prices will crawl up, because on Friday there will begin cooling in Europe: Warsaw, Berlin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam – up to the North Sea. This is the first. It will require the inclusion of heating, more energy to warm up,” said specialist .
According to him, cooling on five to seven degrees can be expected in the next few days. In Warsaw, Berlin and Amsterdam, the temperature drops to about 15 degrees in the daytime. “Now there are 20-23, and it will be noticeable enough,” the head of the prognostic center explained.
Another possible reason is the spread of high pressure on the west of Europe, on the North Sea, where a large number of wind power plants are located. “This means that winds in the North Sea will continue to be weak, and therefore the wind generation will not be able to help in this situation,” explained the specialist.
Since the spring, the cost of gas in Europe has risen four times, on September 15, they exceeded $ 960 per thousand cubic meters. For a month, the fuel rose more than one and a half times, and the dynamics of the last days speak of a panic: Last week, the cost was about 700 dollars.